තිරිසන්

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali tiracchāna, from Sanskrit तिरश्चीन (tiraścīna, “horizontal”) in reference to animals’ walking on all fours rather than upright.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪irisən/

Adjective

තිරිසන් • (tirisan)

  1. animal
  2. (derogatory) inhuman, savage, unmannered

Synonyms

  • තිරශ්චීන (tiraścīna) (formal)
  • සත්ත්ව (sattwa) (formal)
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