"මධු" meaning in Sinhalese

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Adjective

Forms: madhu [romanization]
Etymology: PIE word *médʰu Learned borrowing from Sanskrit මධු (madhu). Doublet of මිහි (mihi) and මී (mī). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|si|médʰu}} PIE word *médʰu, {{lbor|si|sa|मधु|මධු}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit මධු (madhu), {{dbt|si|මිහි|මී}} Doublet of මිහි (mihi) and මී (mī) Head templates: {{head|si|adjective}} මධු • (madhu)
  1. sweet, saccharine Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-adj-HQWMQcKS Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 24 10 4 15 22 10 7 4 4
  2. agreeable Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-adj-fE0ZjYVB

Noun

Forms: madhu [romanization]
Etymology: PIE word *médʰu Learned borrowing from Sanskrit මධු (madhu). Doublet of මිහි (mihi) and මී (mī). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|si|médʰu}} PIE word *médʰu, {{lbor|si|sa|मधु|මධු}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit මධු (madhu), {{dbt|si|මිහි|මී}} Doublet of මිහි (mihi) and මී (mī) Head templates: {{head|si|noun||[[]]}} මධු • (madhu), {{si-noun|g=n}} මධු • (madhu), {{tlb|si|literary}} (literary)
  1. honey Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-pV4uOEal Categories (other): Honey Disambiguation of Honey: 0 0 84 0 0 16 0 0 0
  2. nectar (of flowers) Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-USl84brb Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 24 10 4 15 22 10 7 4 4
  3. sugar Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-zHZ~scbv Categories (other): Sugars, Sweets, Taste Disambiguation of Sugars: 2 3 13 7 42 31 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Sweets: 18 2 2 7 45 23 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Taste: 24 10 4 15 22 10 7 4 4
  4. liquorice Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-~gv1zo0l Categories (other): Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:si-noun, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Beverages, Taste Disambiguation of Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:si-noun: 15 7 3 23 3 39 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 3 2 8 2 79 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 2 7 2 81 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 2 13 2 64 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Beverages: 2 3 2 2 2 33 13 22 22 Disambiguation of Taste: 24 10 4 15 22 10 7 4 4
  5. spirituous liquor Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-l0hJN5b7
  6. milk Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-iCXnZTD4
  7. water Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-මධු-si-noun-D0FoSQ44
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