ලුණු

See also: ලූණු

Sinhalese

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa).

Noun

ලුණු • (luṇu)

  1. salt[1]
    Synonym: ලවණ (lawaṇa)
  2. saline taste[1]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • ලුණුකර (luṇukara)
  • ලුණු දෙහි (luṇu dehi)
  • ලුණු මාළු (luṇu māḷu)

(Verbs)

  • ලුණු ගානවා (luṇu gānawā)
  • ලුණු දමනවා (luṇu damanawā)

References
  1. Clough, B. (1892) A Sinhalese-English Dictionary‎, Kollupitiya, Colombo: Wesleyan Mission Press, page 550
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