කනවා

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Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀅𑀇 (khāaï), from Sanskrit खादति (khā́dati). Cognate with Konkani खाव्चे (khāvce), Marathi खाणे (khāṇe), Hindi खाना (khānā), Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ), Bengali খাওয়া (khaōẇa), Punjabi ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā) / کھانا (khānā).

Verb

කනවා (kanawā)

  1. to eat
  2. (figuratively) to suffer

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