නගනවා
Sinhalese
Alternative forms
- නඟනවා (naⁿganawā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Dhivehi ނަގަނީ (naganī, “to raise; take”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ɡa.na.ʋaː/, [nə.ɡə.nə.ʋaː]
- Hyphenation: න‧ග‧න‧වා
Verb
නගනවා • (naganawā)
- To raise, lift up, erect, build