Sinhalese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit *सुवम्ल (suvamla, very sour), from सु- (su-) +‎ अम्ल (amla).

Noun

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සියඹලා (siyaᵐbalā)

  1. tamarind

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvamla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press