තවනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (tāvei), from Sanskrit तापयति (tāpayati).

Verb

තවනවා • (tawanawā) (intransitive)

1. to foment with warm water

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “තවනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 254.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāpáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 328