"වී" meaning in Sinhalese

See වී in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋiː/ Forms: wī [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi). Cognate to Dhivehi ވީ (vī) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|si|sa|व्रीहि|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi), {{inh+|si|sa|व्रीहि}} Inherited from Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi), {{cog|dv|ވީ}} Dhivehi ވީ (vī) Head templates: {{head|si|noun||[[]]}} වී • (wī), {{si-noun}} වී • (wī)
  1. paddy
    Sense id: en-වී-si-noun-JVTRkY-8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Grains
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