ގިނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्निकण (agnikaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡin̪i]

Noun

ގިނި • (gini) (plural ގިނިތައް (ginitak̊))

1. spark, scintilla, flash
2. (archaic) fire, flame, blaze, burning

   Synonym: އަލިފާން (alifān̊)

Derived terms

• ގިނިހިލަ (ginihila)
• ގިނިކަނދު (ginikaⁿdu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ގިނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 100