අහනවා
Sinhalese
| Sinhala verb set |
|---|
| ඇහෙනවා (æhenawā) |
| අහනවා (ahanawā) |
| අස්වනවා, අස්සනවා (aswanawā, assanawā) |
Alternative forms
- අසනවා (asanawā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit आशृणोति (āśṛṇoti, “to listen to”), from आश्रु (āśru). Cognate to Dhivehi އަހަނީ (ahanī, “to question; to hear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ahənəʋaː/
Verb
අහනවා • (ahanawā)
- to hear
References
- Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “අහනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ā́śr̥ṇōti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press