ކޮށަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, “to crush; to grind or pound”). Cognate to Sinhalese කොටනවා (koṭanawā, “to cut; to bruise”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ʂə.n̪iː/, [ko.ʂə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ށަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކޮށަނީ • (koṣanī) 

1. To cut, chop, slice, slit

   Synonyms: ކަނޑަނީ (kaⁿḍanī), ކަފަނީ (kafanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)

2. To peck, hack
3. To hew

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147