"සෙම්බුව" meaning in Sinhalese

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Noun

IPA: [sembuwə] Forms: sembuwa [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil செம்பு (cempu). Etymology templates: {{bor+|si|ta|செம்பு}} Borrowed from Tamil செம்பு (cempu) Head templates: {{head|si|noun||[[]]}} සෙම්බුව • (sembuwa), {{si-noun}} සෙම්බුව • (sembuwa)
  1. small metal pot
    Sense id: en-සෙම්බුව-si-noun-zvPG~2xW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Food and drink containers
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        "3": "செம்பு"
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Tamil செம்பு (cempu).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "sembuwa",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "expansion": "සෙම්බුව • (sembuwa)",
      "name": "si-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "si",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "si",
          "name": "Food and drink containers",
          "orig": "si:Food and drink containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small metal pot"
      ],
      "id": "en-සෙම්බුව-si-noun-zvPG~2xW",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sembuwə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "සෙම්බුව"
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "Sinhalese terms derived from Tamil",
        "si:Food and drink containers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small metal pot"
      ],
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        ],
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        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sembuwə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "සෙම්බුව"
}

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