දසුන

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

  • දසුම (dasuma)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀡 (dassaṇa), from Sanskrit दर्शन (dárśana).[1][2]

Noun

දසුන • (dasuna)[3]

  1. sight, view, perception

References

More information
  1. ^ Wilhelm Geiger (1941) “දසුන”, in Etymological Glossary of the Sinhalese Language, Colombo: Royal Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 73; republished New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1997
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dárśana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 355: “Si. dasuna 'sight, view'”
  3. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “දසුන, දසුම”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 279.
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