ފަހަނީ
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fəhən̪iː/, [fəhən̪iː]
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit पश्च (paśca). Cognate with Sinhalese පහ (paha); doublet of ފަސް (fas) and ފަހު (fahu)
Verb
ފަހަނީ • (fahanī)
- to chase, drive away, run after, persue[1]
- (India) to remove the husk of a coconut[1]
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit पशयति (paśayati). Cognate with Sinhalese පහාවා (pahāwā)
Verb
ފަހަނީ • (fahanī)
- to snitch, sew, tailor, suture[1]
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69.