ලියනවා

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Sinhalese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lijən̪əʋaː/
  • Hyphenation: ලි‧ය‧න‧වා

Etymology 1

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Sinhala verb set
ලියනවා (liyanawā)
ලියවනවා (liyawanawā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit ලිඛති (likháti).[1][2] Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, to write, inscribe, scribble)

Verb

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ලියනවා (liyanawā)[3]

  1. to write

Etymology 2

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Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, to slice, chop, shred)

Verb

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ලියනවා (liyanawā)

  1. to mince or chop into small pieces, as meat or vegetables

References

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  1. ^ Wilhelm Geiger (1941) “ලියනවා”, in Etymological Glossary of the Sinhalese Language, Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151; republished New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1997
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “likháti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 641:Si. liyanavā, caus. liyavanavā
  3. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “ලියනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 550.