මුං

Sinhalese

Etymology

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Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga)

Sinhalese මුං (muṁ)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga), from Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muŋ]

Noun

මුං • (muṁ)

1. black gram (Phaseolus mungo)

References

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