සිනා

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sinā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सिना (Devanagari script)
• সিনা (Bengali script)
• သိနာ or သိၼႃ (Burmese script)
• สินา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິນາ (Lao script)
• សិនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Verb

සිනා

1. Sinhala script form of sinā, imperative active second-person singular of සිනාති (sināti, “to bathe”)

Etymology 2

Verb

සිනා

1. Sinhala script form of sinā, imperative active second-person singular of සිනාති (sināti, “to bind”)

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्मयन (smayana).

Noun

සිනා • (sinā)

1. smile

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “සිනා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 681.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “smayana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 801