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Binomial name. Mesua thwaitesii. Planch. & Triana. Mesua thwaitesii, is a plant species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and southwestern India. [1] The Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka call it "Diya Nā - දිය නා". [2] The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country. [3]
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These are the main ways Tamil words are incorporated into the Sinhala lexicon with different endings: With an /a/ added to Tamil words ending in /m/ and other consonants (e.g. pālam > pālama). With a /ya/ or /va/ added to words ending in vowels (e.g. araḷi > araliya). With the Tamil ending /ai/ represented as /ē/, commonly spelt /aya/.
These authors list Mesua ferrea as a separate species, that is endemic to Sri Lanka and is a small, 15 meters high tree that grows near streams and in marshes in the southwest of Sri Lanka, where it is called "Diya Na" in Sinhala, meaning "Water Na Tree". This "Diya Na" is not cultivated.
This is a list of Sinhala words of Dutch origin. Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. An exception from the standard is the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää". Sinhala words of Dutch origin came about during the period of Dutch colonial rule in Sri Lanka between 1658 ...
Sinhala dialects. Sinhala dialects are the various minor variations of Sinhalese language which are based on the locale (within Island of Sri Lanka) and the social classes and social groups (e.g. university students). Most of the slang are common across all dialects. However certain slang are restricted to certain social classes or groups.
Pages in category "Lists of Sinhala words of foreign origin" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... List of Sinhala words of English origin; P.
Exception from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of English origin mainly came about during the period of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka. This period saw absorption of several English words into the local language brought about by the ...