ދަނީ

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ə.n̪iː/, [d̪ə.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ދަ‧ނީ

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-

Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi)

Dhivehi ދަނީ (danī)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-.

Verb

ދަނީ • (danī) 

1. to go, proceed, walk, leave, journey
2. to progress

Etymology 2

Interjection

ދަނީ • (danī)

1. (informal) goodbye

   Synonym: ވަކިވެލަން (vakivelan̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 48