නටනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ṇaṭṭaï), from Sanskrit नृत्यति (nṛ́tyati).

Verb

නටනවා • (naṭanawā) (intransitive)

to dance, perform as actors
to dance or bubble as boiling water

References

Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “නටනවා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 313.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nŕ̊tyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 427

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