ހަފަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चप्पयति (cappayati). Cognate to Sinhalese හපනවා (hapanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.fa.n̪iː/, [hä.fä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ހަ‧ފަ‧ނީ

Verb

ހަފަނީ • (hafanī) 

1. to bite, gnaw, sting
2. to nibble, chew, masticate

Synonyms

• (to bite): ދައިގަންނަނީ (daigan̊nanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަފަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 108