පිරිමියා
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Sinhalese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀫 (purima, “early”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *पुर (pura) + -इम (-ima). Cognate to Dhivehi ފިރި (firi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]පිරිමියා • (pirimiyā)
References
[edit]- Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පිරිමියා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.