නැහැ

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

• නෑ (nǣ)
• නැත (næta) (formal)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [næhæ]

Interjection

නැහැ • (næhæ)

1. no

Adverb

නැහැ • (næhæ)

1. not

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “නැහැ”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.
• Clough, Benjamin (1892) A Sinhalese-English Dictionary‎^[1], Kollupitiya, Colombo: Wesleyan Mission Press, page 307