ලියනවා

Sinhalese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ja.na.ʋaː/, [li.jə.nə.ʋaː]
  • Hyphenation: ලි‧ය‧න‧වා

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀳𑀇 (lihaï), from Sanskrit लिखति (likhati). Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to write, inscribe, scribble”)

Verb

ලියනවා • (liyanawā)

  1. To write

Etymology 2

Cognate to Dhivehi ލިޔަނީ (liyanī, “to slice, chop, shred”)

Verb

ලියනවා • (liyanawā)

  1. To mince or chop into small pieces, as meat or vegetables
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