නටනවා
Sinhalese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ṇaṭṭaï), from Sanskrit नृत्यति (nṛ́tyati).
Verb
නටනවා • (naṭanawā) (intransitive)
- to dance, perform as actors
- to dance or bubble as boiling water
References
- Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “නටනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, OCLC 699195102, page 313.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nŕ̊tyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 427