ލިޔަނީ
Dhivehi
Etymology
From Sanskrit लिखति (likhati). Cognate with Sinhalese ලියනවා (liyanawā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lijən̪iː]
Verb
ލިޔަނީ • (liyanī)
- to write, inscribe, engrave, scribble, scrawl
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ލިޔަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 157.