ކުޅެނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्रीळति (krīḷati). Cognate with Sinhalese කෙළිනවා (keḷinawā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.ɭe.n̪iː/, [ku.ɭe.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކު‧ޅެ‧ނީ

Verb

ކުޅެނީ • (kuḷenī) 

  1. to play, sport, toy, trifle, amuse, frolic, gambol, meddle

Synonyms
  • (Addu) ކޮޅަނައި (koḷanai)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކުޅެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 150
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