ކޮށަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, “to crush; to grind or pound”). Cognate to Sinhalese කොටනවා (koṭanawā, “to cut; to bruise”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ko.ʂə.n̪iː/, [ko.ʂə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ކޮ‧ށަ‧ނީ

Verb

ކޮށަނީ • (koṣanī) 

  1. To cut, chop, slice, slit
    Synonyms: ކަނޑަނީ (kaⁿḍanī), ކަފަނީ (kafanī), ލިޔަނީ (liyanī)
  2. To peck, hack
  3. To hew

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ކޮށަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 147
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