ހަލަނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चालयति (cālayati). Cognate to Sinhalese සලනවා (salanawā). Doublet of ހަލަނީ (halanī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.la.n̪i/, [hä.lä.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ހަ‧ލަ‧ނި

Noun

ހަލަނި • (halani) (plural ހަލަނިތައް (halanitak̊))

1. sieve, strainer

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަލަނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 110