නටනවා

Sinhalese

Etymology

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

Verb

නටනවා • (naṭanawā) (intransitive)

1. to dance, perform as actors
2. 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