කනවා
Sinhalese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
කනවා • (kanawā)
- to eat
- (figuratively) to suffer
References edit
- 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