ගූ

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha). Doublet of ගූථ (gūtha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuː/

Noun

ගූ • (gū)

1. excrement

Further reading

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “ගූ”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 215.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gūtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 226