නගනවා

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

• නඟනවා (naⁿganawā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Dhivehi ނަގަނީ (naganī, “to raise; take”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɡa.na.ʋaː/, [nə.ɡə.nə.ʋaː]
• Hyphenation: න‧ග‧න‧වා

Verb

නගනවා • (naganawā)

1. To raise, lift up, erect, build