ދަތްކާރުވަނީ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ދަތްގާރަނީ (dat̊gāranī) – Addu

Etymology

From ދަތް (dat̊) + ކާރުވަނީ (kāruvanī). Compare Sinhalese දත්කූරුකනවා (datkūrukanawā, “to grind or gnash the teeth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪at̪.kaː.ɾu.ʋa.n̪iː/, [d̪æʔ.kaː.ɾu.wä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ދަތް‧ކާ‧ރު‧ވަ‧ނީ

Verb

ދަތްކާރުވަނީ • (dat̊kāruvanī) 

1. to grind the teeth, to gnash the teeth

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދަތްކާރުވަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 46