දෙමළා

Sinhalese

Etymology

From දෙමළ (demaḷa) +‎ -ආ (-ā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪eməlaː]

Noun

දෙමළා • (demaḷā) (plural දෙමළු)

  1. (potentially derogatory) a person of Tamil ethnicity
  2. (potentially derogatory) Tamil people collectively

Usage notes

Might potentially be derogatory depending on the context, especially if used with an adjective like පර.

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