އެކުވަނީ
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- އެއްވަނީ (evvanī)
Etymology
From އެކު (eku) + ވަނީ (vanī). Cognate to Sinhalese එක්වෙනවා (ekwenawā, “to become united”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ku.ʋa.n̪iː/, [e.ku.wä.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: އެ‧ކު‧ވަ‧ނީ
Verb
އެކުވަނީ • (ekuvanī)
- to unite, combine, join, gather, rally
- Synonym: ގުޅަނީ (guḷanī)
- to mix, merge, mingle
- Synonyms: މޮޑެނީ (moḍenī), މިލެނީ (milenī)
- to associate, league, federate, collect
- Synonyms: ނަގަނީ (naganī), ރާހިވަނީ (rāhivanī)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އެކުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 66.