ධවජය

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वज (dhvaja). Doublet of දදය (dadaya) and ධජ (dhaja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daʋəd͡ʒəjə]

Noun

ධවජය • (dhawajaya)

1. flag, banner
2. mark
3. (anatomy) penis
4. fraud, hypocrisy
5. an iambic

References

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