ඉඳිනවා

Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati).[1] Cognate to Dhivehi އިންނަނީ (in̊nanī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ⁿdi.na.ʋaː/, [i.ⁿdi.nə.ʋaː]
  • Hyphenation: ඉ‧ඳි‧න‧වා

Verb

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ඉඳිනවා (iⁿdinawā)[2]

  1. to sit
  2. to plant (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sī́dati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “ඉඳිනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.