ලියනවා
Sinhalese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| Sinhala verb set |
|---|
| ලියනවා (liyanawā) |
| ලියවනවා (liyawanawā) |
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit ලිඛති (likháti).[1][2] Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to write, inscribe, scribble”)
Verb
[edit]- to write
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to slice, chop, shred”)
Verb
[edit]ලියනවා • (liyanawā)
References
[edit]- ^ Wilhelm Geiger (1941), “ලියනවා”, in Etymological Glossary of the Sinhalese Language, Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151; republished New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1997
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “likháti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 641: “Si. liyanavā, caus. liyavanavā”
- ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “ලියනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 550.