ඉර

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

• ඉරු (iru), හිරු (hiru)

Etymology

From Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya). Cognate with Dhivehi އިރު (iru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [irə]

Proper noun

ඉර • (ira)

1. (astronomy) sun

   Synonym: සූර්යයා (sūryayā)

References

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