පල්ලිය

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 (paḷḷi). Compare Dhivehi ފައްޅި (faḷḷi) and Tamil பள்ளி (paḷḷi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [palːijə]

Noun

පල්ලිය • (palliya)

1. church, chapel
2. house

   Synonym: ගෙය (geya)

3. village

   Synonym: ගම (gama)

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පල්ලිය”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.