හිතනවා
Appearance
Sinhalese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- සිතනවා (sitanawā)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁂𑀇 (ciṃtei), from Sanskrit චින්තයති (cintayati).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to think
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cintáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 261: “Si. hitanavā”
- ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “හිතනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 722.