පැණි

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फाणित (phāṇita, “the inspissated juice of the sugar cane and other plants”). Cognate to Dhivehi ފަނި (fani, “sweet juice, juice, syrup, treacle, nectar”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pæ.ni/, [pæ.ni]
Hyphenation: පැ‧ණි

Noun

පැණි • (pæṇi)

sweet juice, syrup, honey, molasses