ހިޔަނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā). Cognate to Sinhalese හෙවණ (hewaṇa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.ja.n̪i/, [hi.jä.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: ހި‧ޔަ‧ނި

Noun

ހިޔަނި • (hiyani) (plural ހިޔަނިތައް (hiyanitak̊))

1. shadow, reflection, image
2. likeness

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހިޔަނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 119