ކިރަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit किरति (kirati). Cognate to Sinhalese කිරනවා (kiranawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.ɾa.n̪iː/, [ki.ɾä.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކި‧ރަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކިރަނީ • (kiranī) 

  1. to weigh, balance
  2. to teeter, seesaw

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކިރަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 145
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