තිරිසන්

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali tiracchāna, from Sanskrit तिरश्चीन (tiraścīna, “horizontal”) in reference to animals’ walking on all fours rather than upright.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪irisən̪ə./

Adjective

තිරිසන් • (tirisan)

1. animal
2. (derogatory) inhuman, savage, unmannered

Synonyms

• තිරශ්චීන (tiraścīna) (formal)
• සත්ත්ව (sattwa) (formal)