ගන්නවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti
Sanskrit गृ॒भ्णाति॑ (gṛbhṇā́ti)
Sanskrit गृ॒ह्णाति॑ (gṛhṇā́ti)
Prakrit 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï)
Sinhalese ගන්නවා

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀇 (gaṇhaï), from Sanskrit गृ॒ह्णाति॑ (gṛhṇā́ti), from गृ॒भ्णाति॑ (gṛbhṇā́ti, “to seize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥bʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥bnéh₂ti (“to seize, snatch, grab”), from *gʰrebh₂- + *-né-. Cognate to Dhivehi ގަންނަނީ (gan̊nanī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡan.na.waː/
    • Hyphenation: ගන්‧න‧වා

    Verb

    ගන්නවා • (gannawā)

    1. to take, assume
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