ކަހަނީ

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Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati). Equivalent to ކަސް (kas) + ނީ (nī)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ha.n̪iː/, [kä.hä.n̪iː]
Hyphenation: ކަ‧ހަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަހަނީ • (kahanī)

to itch, scratch
to coil, wind
to sweep

References

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަހަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 135

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