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අදිනවා

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Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ऋञ्जति (ṛñjati, to make straight, pull), from ऋञ्ज् (ṛñj).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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අදිනවා (adinawā)[2]

  1. to pull, drag, draw, attract

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “r̥ñjáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “අදිනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.