Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit रोद (roda). Cognate to Sinhalese රොදන (rodana, “weeping, crying”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɾo.n̪iː/, [ɾo.n̪iː]
- Hyphenation: ރޮ‧ނީ
ރޮނީ • (ronī)
- to cry, weep, wail, ululate, sob, moan
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރޮނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 210
