වැද්දා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेति (veti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋædːaː]

Noun

වැද්දා • (wæddā)

1. archer

   Synonym: දුනුවායා (dunuwāyā)

2. a member of the aboriginal Vedda ethnic group, a Vedda

References

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