ނިދަނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit निद्रायति (nidrāyati). Cognate to Sinhalese නිදනවා (nidanawā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪i.d̪ə.n̪iː/, [n̪i.d̪ə.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ނި‧ދަ‧ނީ

Verb[edit]

ނިދަނީ (nidanī) 

  1. to sleep, slumber, nap, snooze, doze

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނިދަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 191