ބަލަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भलते (bhalate). Cognate with Sinhalese බලනවා (balanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.lə.n̪iː/, [bə.lə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ލަ‧ނީ

Verb

ބަލަނީ • (balanī) 

1. to look, see, scan, scrutinize, survey, gaze, glance, peep, view, watch, watch, behold
2. to superintend, inspect
3. to care
4. to consider
5. to examine

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަލަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27