යාපනය

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam), with the assimilation of ழ்ப் (ḻp) > ප (pa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː.pa.na.ja/, [jaː.pə.nə.jə]
• Hyphenation: යා‧ප‧න‧ය

Proper noun

යාපනය • (yāpanaya)

1. Jaffna (the capital city of Northern Province, Sri Lanka)