ކިޔަވަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ކިއަވަނީ (kiavanī)

Etymology

From ކިޔަ (kiya) + ވަ (va) + ނީ (nī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ja.ʋa.n̪iː/, [ki.jä.ʋä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކި‧ޔަ‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކިޔަވަނީ • (kiyavanī) 

1. to learn, recite, study, memorise, take lessons
2. to acquire information, acquire knowledge

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިޔަވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 146