ބަންނަނީ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बन्धति (bandhati, “to tie, interlace, bind, fasten”). Cognate to Sinhalese බඳිනවා (baⁿdinawā, “to bind, tie”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ban̪.n̪a.n̪iː/, [bän̪.n̪ä.n̪iː]
• Hyphenation: ބަން‧ނަ‧ނީ

Verb

ބަންނަނީ • (ban̊nanī) 

1. To tie, interlace, bind, fasten, lash
2. To build (as boats)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަންނަނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28