Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “to bind, tie; catch”). Cognate to Dhivehi ބައްދަނީ (baddanī). Doublet of බඳිනවා (baⁿdinawā)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ba.da.na.ʋaː/, [bə.də.nə.waː]
- Hyphenation: බ‧ද‧න‧වා
බදනවා • (badanawā)
- To seize, wrestle
