އުނގެނެނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އުގެނެނީ (ugenenī) — archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उद्गृह्णाति (udgṛhṇāti). Cognate to Sinhalese උගන්නවා (ugannawā) and Pali uggaṇhāti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː/, [u.ᵑɡe.n̪e.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އު‧ނގެ‧ނެ‧ނީ

Verb

އުނގެނެނީ • (uⁿgenenī) 

1. to learn, master, study, understand

   Synonym: ކިޔަވަނީ (kiyavanī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުނގެނެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 243