ތޯރަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese තෝරණවා (tōraṇawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oː.ɾa.n̪iː/, [t̪oː.ɾä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ތޯ‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

ތޯރަނީ • (tōranī)  (Addu)

1. to choose, pick out, select
2. to separate

Synonyms

• ހޮވަނީ (hovanī)
• ޚިޔާރުކުރަނީ (xiyārukuranī)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޯރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 238