සිනා
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- sinā (Latin script)
- 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- सिना (Devanagari script)
- সিনা (Bengali script)
- သိနာ or သိၼႃ (Burmese script)
- สินา (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິນາ (Lao script)
- សិនា (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄨𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Verb
සිනා
- Sinhala script form of sinā, imperative active second-person singular of සිනාති (sināti, “to bathe”)
Etymology 2
Verb
සිනා
Sinhalese
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्मयन (smayana).
Noun
සිනා • (sinā)
References
- Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “සිනා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 681.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “smayana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 801