කනවා

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀸𑀅𑀇 (khāaï), from Sanskrit खादति (khā́dati). Cognate with Konkani खाव्चे (khāvce), Marathi खाणे (khāṇe), Hindi खाना (khānā), Gujarati ખાવું (khāvũ), Bengali খাওয়া (khaōẇa), Punjabi ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā) / کھانا (khānā).

කනවා • (kanawā)

1. to eat
2. (figuratively) to suffer

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “කනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 149.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāˊdati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 204