ලේ
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Sinhalese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀺𑀅 (lohia), from Sanskrit ලොහිත (lóhita).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- ^ Wilhelm Geiger (1941) “ලේ”, in Etymological Glossary of the Sinhalese Language, Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 152; republished New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1997
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lṓhita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 650: “Si. lehe, lē 'blood'”
- ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “ලේ”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 552.