පරක්කුවෙනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பரக்கு (parakku) + වෙනවා (wenawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [parəkːuwenəwaː]

Verb

පරක්කුවෙනවා • (parakkuwenawā)

1. to tarry, delay

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පරක්කුවෙනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.