Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit වාම (vāma, left).[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Check if inherited; cf grāma > gama.”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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වම (wama)[2]

  1. left (side)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vā́ma¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 673:Si. vam (vam-a 'the left')
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “වම”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 563.