පැණි

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फाणित (phāṇita, “the inspissated juice of the sugar cane and other plants”). Cognate to Dhivehi ފަނި (fani, “sweet juice, juice, syrup, treacle, nectar”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæ.ni/, [pæ.ni]
• Hyphenation: පැ‧ණි

Noun

පැණි • (pæṇi)

1. sweet juice, syrup, honey, molasses