සුමුව

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa समूह (samūha), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀽𑀳 (samūha), from Sanskrit समूह (samūha).

Noun

සුමුව • (sumuwa)

1. multitude, heap; army, assembly

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “සුමුව”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 691.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sumuva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 765