කිණු

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali kiṇha. Doublet of කෘෂ්ණ (kr̥ṣṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiɳu]

Adjective

කිණු • (kiṇu)

1. black
2. beautiful

Noun

කිණු • (kiṇu)

1. pepper

Proper noun

කිණු • (kiṇu)

1. (Hinduism) Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu

References

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