"ඇහෙනවා" meaning in Sinhalese

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Verb

IPA: [æhenəwaː] Forms: æhenawā [romanization]
Etymology: Back-formation from ඇහුවා (æhuwā, “heard”), from Sanskrit आश्रुत (ā́śruta), from आश्रु (āśru, “to listen to”). Etymology templates: {{root|si|sa|श्रु}}, {{back-formation|si|ඇහුවා||heard}} Back-formation from ඇහුවා (æhuwā, “heard”), {{der|si|sa|आश्रुत|tr=ā́śruta}} Sanskrit आश्रुत (ā́śruta) Head templates: {{head|si|verb|head=|tr=}} ඇහෙනවා • (æhenawā), {{si-verb}} ඇහෙනවා • (æhenawā)
  1. to be heard
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