ހަލަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चालयति (cālayati). Cognate to Sinhalese සලනවා (salanawā). Doublet of ހަލަނި (halani)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ހަލަނީ • (halanī) 

1. to shake, wiggle, wag
2. to agitate
3. to quake
4. to sieve, sift
5. to meddle, fidget, fiddle, fuss

Derived terms

• ހެލުވެނީ (heluvenī)

References

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