කුලුණ

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑀼𑀡𑀸 (kaluṇā), 𑀓𑀭𑀼𑀡𑀸 (karuṇā), from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā).

Noun

කුලුණ • (kuluṇa) n

1. sympathy, mercy, kindness

Alternative forms

• කුලුණු (kuluṇu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuluṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 142
• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “කුලුණු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 179.