Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भालयते (bhāláyatē), from भल् (bhal).[1] Cognate to Dhivehi ބެލެނީ (belenī).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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බලනවා (balanawā)[2]

  1. to look, view

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāláyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540:Si. balanavā
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “බලනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.