"Elu" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈ(h)ɛluː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese එළු (eḷu), හෙළු (heḷu), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮 (sīhala) (compare Pali sīhala), from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + -ल (-la). Doublet of Ceylon and Sinhala. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|si|එළු|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sinhalese එළු (eḷu), {{bor+|en|si|එළු}} Borrowed from Sinhalese එළු (eḷu), {{m|si|හෙළු}} හෙළු (heḷu), {{der|en|inc-pra|𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮}} Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮 (sīhala), {{cog|pi|sīhala}} Pali sīhala, {{der|en|sa|सिंहल|lit=lionlike}} Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), {{af|sa|सिंह|-ल|nocat=1|t1=lion}} सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + -ल (-la), {{doublet|en|Ceylon|Sinhala}} Doublet of Ceylon and Sinhala Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elu
  1. the ancestral form of Sinhalese, the Sinhala language, a Middle Indo-Aryan Prakrit of the 3rd century BCE. Wikipedia link: Elu Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Hela, Helu Related terms: Sinhala

Alternative forms

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