ނިދަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निद्रायति (nidrāyati). Cognate to Sinhalese නිදනවා (nidanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪i.d̪ə.n̪iː/, [n̪i.d̪ə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ނި‧ދަ‧ނީ

Verb

ނިދަނީ • (nidanī) 

1. to sleep, slumber, nap, snooze, doze

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 191