ގަންނަނީ

ގަންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti). Cognate with Sinhalese ගන්නවා (gannawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡən̪ːən̪iː]

Verb

ގަންނަނީ • (gan̊nanī) 

1. to buy, purchase
2. (of a fish) to be caught on hook, be hook
3. (of a fruit) to bear
4. to take, carry, force to do

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ގަންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 97.