ස්වාමියා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ʋaːmijaː/

Noun

ස්වාමියා • (swāmiyā)

1. lord, master, owner
2. husband

References

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