හිතනවා

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

  • සිතනවා (sitanawā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁂𑀇 (ciṃtei), from Sanskrit චින‍්තයති (cintayati).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hitənəwaː]

Verb

හිතනවා • (hitanawā)[2]

  1. to think

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cintáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 261: “Si. hitanavā”
  2. ^ Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “හිතනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 722.
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