Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Dhivehi ބާނަނީ (bānanī, “to catch fish on a hook; insert; lower a bunch of fruits from a tree”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /baː.na.ʋaː/, [baː.nə.waː]
- Hyphenation: බා‧න‧වා
බානවා • (bānawā)
- To lower
- To set down
- To cut (hair)
- To fish with hook
