ޖަހަނީ

ޖަހަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ގަހަނީ‎ (gahanī) (archaic)

Etymology

Cognate with Sinhalese ගහනවා (gahanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəhən̪iː]

Verb

ޖަހަނީ • (jahanī) 

1. to beat, strike, knock, hit, affix

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ޖަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 129.