බඳිනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀇 (baṃdhaï), from Sanskrit बन्ध॑ति (bándhati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰándʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (to bind, tie). Cognate with Hindustani بان٘دْھْنا / बाँधना (bāndhnā), Gujarati બાંધવું (bā̃dhvũ), Marathi बांधणे (bāndhṇe), Punjabi ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ (bannhṇā) / بَنّھݨا (bannhṇā), Sindhi ٻَنڌَڻُ (ḇãdhaṇu) / ॿंधणु, Sylheti ꠛꠣꠘ꠆ꠗꠣ (bandá), Assamese বন্ধা (bondha).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ba.ⁿdi.na.ʋaː/, [bə.ⁿdi.nə.waː]
    • Hyphenation: බ‧ඳි‧න‧වා

    Verb

    බඳිනවා • (baⁿdinawā)(transitive)

    1. to bind, tie

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