ގުޅަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घट्टयति (ghaṭṭayati, “to rub, touch, shake”). Cognate to Sinhalese ගළපනවා (gaḷapanawā, “to join, unite, link; compose, construct”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɭa.n̪iː/, [ɡu.ɭä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ގު‧ޅަ‧ނީ

Verb

ގުޅަނީ • (guḷanī) 

1. to join, connect, unite, link, compose, construct

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގުޅަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 105