මධු

මධු

Sinhalese

Etymology

PIE word
*médʰu

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मधु (madhu). Doublet of මිහි (mihi) and මී (mī).

Noun

මධු • (madhu) (literary)

1. honey
2. nectar (of flowers)
3. sugar
4. liquorice
5. spirituous liquor
6. milk
7. water

Adjective

මධු • (madhu)

1. sweet, saccharine
2. agreeable

Further reading

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “මධු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, OCLC 699195102, page 475.