މޮޑެނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• (Mulaku) މޭޑެނީ (mēḍenī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to press, squeeze; to rub into; to stroke”). Cognate to Sinhalese මඩිනවා (maḍinawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.ɖe.n̪iː/, [mo.ɖe.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: މޮ‧ޑެ‧ނީ

Verb

މޮޑެނީ • (moḍenī) 

1. to mix together, jumble together

   Synonyms: އެކުވަނީ (ekuvanī), މިލެނީ (milenī), އެއްވަނީ (evvanī)

2. to knead
3. to massage

   Synonym: ހާނަނީ (hānanī)

4. to work

   Synonym: ކުރަނީ (kuranī)

5. to crush

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މޮޑެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 177
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “márdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press