Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit උත‍්කුණ (utkuṇa, bug, louse).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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උකුණා (ukuṇā)[2]

  1. louse

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “utkuṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press:Si. ukuṇā, f. ikiṇī 'louse'
  2. ^ Clough, Benjamin (1892) A Sinhalese-English Dictionary[1], Kollupitiya, Colombo: Wesleyan Mission Press, page 74