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පහන

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Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit प्रकाशन (prakāśana, illumination)[1] or प्रभान (prabhāna, light).[2]

Noun

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පහන (pahana)

  1. lamp

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prakāśana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 479
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prabhāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 491