වහන්සේ

Sinhalese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋahənseː]

Suffix

වහන්සේ • (-wahansē)

1. (honorific) attached to religious and holy objects

References

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