කඳ

කඳ

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀥 (kaṃdha), 𑀔𑀁𑀥 (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “shoulder”).

Noun

කඳ • (kaⁿda)

1. trunk (of a tree), stem
2. body

Further reading

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “කඳ”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, OCLC 699195102, page 150.