පරණ

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖢𑖲𑖨𑖯𑖡 (purāna), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa), Sanskrit පුරාණ (purāṇá)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [parənə]

Adjective

පරණ • (paraṇa)[2]

  1. old, ancient, former

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469: “Si. paraṇa, päraṇi”
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පරණ”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 356.
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