ދެކެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दर्श (darśa). Cognate with Sinhalese දකිනවා (dakinawā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪e.ke.n̪iː/, [d̪e.ke.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ދެ‧ކެ‧ނީ

Verb

ދެކެނީ • (dekenī) 

1. to see, detect, view, behold, visualise

   Synonym: ފެންނަނީ (fen̊nanī)

2. to comprehend, discern, think

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދެކެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 53