މިލެނީ

މިލެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मिलति (milati, “an association, assembly, company, society”). Cognate to Hindi मिलना (milnā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.le.n̪iː/, [mi.le.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: މި‧ލެ‧ނީ

Verb

މިލެނީ • (milenī) 

1. to meet, assemble, rally, socialise, blend, mix with, get together, mingle

   Synonyms: މޮޑެނީ‎ (moḍenī), އެކުވަނީ‎ (ekuvanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މިލެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 174.