See also: පුතා

Sinhalese

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Etymology

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From Helu Prakrit [script needed] (potthiā) from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka). Plural form පොන් (pon) comes from shortening of earlier *පොතන් (*potan), from Sanskrit पुस्तकानि (pustakāni). See there for cognates.

Noun

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පොත (pota) (plural පොන්)

  1. book