දෙමළා

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Sinhalese

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Etymology

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From දෙමළ (demaḷa) +‎ -ආ ()

Pronunciation

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Noun

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දෙමළා (demaḷā) (plural දෙමළු)

  1. (potentially derogatory) a person of Tamil ethnicity
  2. (potentially derogatory) Tamil people collectively

Usage notes

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Might potentially be derogatory depending on the context, especially if used with an adjective like පර.