ඌරා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHkarás, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂ (“pig, swine”). Compare Hindi सूअर (sūar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uːɾaː], [uːraː]

Noun

ඌරා • (ūrā) (plural ඌරෝ)

1. pig

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “ඌරා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 130.