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සිටිනවා

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Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati, to stand), from स्था (sthā).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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සිටිනවා (siṭinawā)[2]

  1. to be, exist, remain, stay

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tíṣṭhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 332:Si. siṭanavā, hi° 'to stand'
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “සිටිනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.