ކަނޑަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डयति (khaṇḍayati, “to break; to crush, cut”). Cognate to Sinhalese කඩනවා (kaḍanawā, “to break”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ᶯɖa.n̪iː/, [kä.ᶯɖä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކަ‧ނޑަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކަނޑަނީ • (kaⁿḍanī) 

1. to cut, pick (such as fruit or flower from a tree)

   Synonyms: ކޮށަނީ (koṣanī), ކަފަނީ (kafanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)

2. to subtract
3. to dehusk grain

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކަނޑަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 133