Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From මහ (maha, “great”) + නුවර (nuwara, “city”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ma.ha.nu.ʋa.ra/, [ma.ha.nu.ʋə.rə]
- Hyphenation: ම‧හ‧නු‧ව‧ර
Proper noun[edit]
මහනුවර • (mahanuwara)
- Kandy (a city in the Central Province, Sri Lanka)