ކުޅެނީ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

ކުޅެނީ • (kuḷenī)

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

Synonyms[edit]

(Addu) ކޮޅަނައި (koḷanai)

References[edit]

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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