ފަހަނީ

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) 

1. to chase, drive away, run after, persue[1]
2. (India) to remove the husk of a coconut[1]

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit पशयति (paśayati). Cognate with Sinhalese පහාවා (pahāwā)

Verb

ފަހަނީ • (fahanī) 

1. to snitch, sew, tailor, suture[1]

References

1. Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69.