ගෝණිය

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī, “sack, cloth bag”). Cognate to Dhivehi ގޯނި (gōni, “gunny, sack”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː.n̪i.ja/, [ɡoː.n̪i.jə]
• Hyphenation: ගෝ‧ණි‧ය

Noun

ගෝණිය • (gōṇiya)

1. a sack, cloth bag