පළමු
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Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀫 (paḍhama), 𑀧𑀟𑀫 (paḍama), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀞𑀫 (*paṭhama), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama, “first”).
Adjective[edit]
පළමු • (paḷamu)
Derived terms[edit]
- පළමුකොට (paḷamukoṭa, “firstly”)
- පළමුවෙනි (paḷamuweni, “first, principle, chief”)
- පළමුවෙන් (paḷamuwen, “previously, before”)
References[edit]
- Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “පළමු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 372.