ހެދެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सज्जयति (sajjayati). Doublet of ހަދަނީ (hadanī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.d̪e.n̪iː/, [he.d̪e.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ހެ‧ދެ‧ނީ

Verb

ހެދެނީ • (hedenī) 

1. to dress, adorn, wear clothing, primp, groom
2. to masquerade, imitate
3. to grow (as a child, plant, tumour), to be made

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހެދެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 114