නිසා

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Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), from श्रि (śri).[1] Compare Pali nissāya (“near”).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

නිසා • (nisā)

  1. because

Postposition

නිසා • (nisā)

  1. because, on account of, because of

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “níśrayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 421: “Si. nisā 'near', postp. 'because of'”

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