ކިޔަނީ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati). Cognate with Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.jə.n̪iː/, [ki.jə.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ކި‧ޔަ‧ނީ
Verb
ކިޔަނީ • (kiyanī)
- to say, utter, tell, relate, narrate, read]
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ކިޔަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145.