පූණ නූල

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பூணூல் (pūṇūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puːnə‿nuːlə]

Noun

පූණ නූල • (pūṇa nūla)

1. sacred string or cord which Brahmins and others wear over their shoulder
2. the ring around the neck of a parrot

References

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