އުއްސަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उच्छ्रीयते (ucchrīyate). Cognate to Sinhalese ඔසවනවා (osawanawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uʔ.s̺a.n̪iː/, [us̺.s̺ä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: އުއް‧ސަ‧ނީ

Verb

އުއްސަނީ • (ussanī) 

1. to steam flour, heat flour with steam
2. (of bread) to rise

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އުއްސަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 244