ආණ්ඩුව

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஆண்டான் (āṇṭāṉ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːɳɖuʋə]

Noun

ආණ්ඩුව • (āṇḍuwa)

1. governance, rule, reign
2. government

References

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