සීනි

Sinhalese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Hindustani چِینِی (cīnī) / चीनी (cīnī, “sugar”, literally “of China”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siːni]

Noun

සීනි • (sīni)

1. sugar

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “සීනි”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 685.