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Sinhalese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lijən̪əʋaː/
- Hyphenation: ලි‧ය‧න‧වා
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit ලිඛති (likháti).[1][2] Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to write, inscribe, scribble”)
Verb
ලියනවා • (liyanawā)[3]
- to write
Etymology 2
Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to slice, chop, shred”)
Verb
ලියනවා • (liyanawā)
- to mince or chop into small pieces, as meat or vegetables
References
- ^ Wilhelm Geiger (1941) “ලියනවා”, in Etymological Glossary of the Sinhalese Language, Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151; republished New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1997
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “likháti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 641: “Si. liyanavā, caus. liyavanavā”
- ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “ලියනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 550.