Sinhalese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit *चप्पयति (cappayati). Cognate to Dhivehi ހަފަނީ (hafanī)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ha.pa.na.ʋaː/, [ha.pə.nə.waː]
- Hyphenation: හ‧ප‧න‧වා
හපනවා • (hapanawā)
- to bite, gnaw, chew, seize by the teeth
- to eat, masticate
