පළමු

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama), 𑀧𑀟𑀫 (paḍama), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀞𑀫 (*paṭhama), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first”).

Adjective

පළමු • (paḷamu)

first, primary
previous, former

Derived terms

පළමුකොට (paḷamukoṭa, “firstly”)
පළමුවෙනි (paḷamuweni, “first, principle, chief”)
පළමුවෙන් (paḷamuwen, “previously, before”)

References

Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පළමු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 372.

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