කනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀅𑀇 (khāaï), from Sanskrit खादति (khā́dati). Cognate with Konkani खाव्चे (khāvce), Marathi खाणे (khāṇe), Hindi खाना (khānā), Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ), Bengali খাওয়া (khaōẇa), Punjabi ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā) / کھانا (khānā).

Verb

කනවා • (kanawā)

1. to eat
2. (figuratively) to suffer

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “කනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 149.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāˊdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 204