"නගනවා" meaning in Sinhalese

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Verb

IPA: /na.ɡa.na.ʋaː/, [nə.ɡə.nə.ʋaː] Forms: naganawā [romanization], නඟනවා [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Dhivehi ނަގަނީ (naganī, “to raise; take”) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|si|sa|लङ्घयति||to leap over, cross; traverse, enter|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”), {{inh+|si|sa|लङ्घयति|t=to leap over, cross; traverse, enter}} Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”), {{cog|dv|ނަގަނީ|t=to raise; take}} Dhivehi ނަގަނީ (naganī, “to raise; take”) Head templates: {{head|si|verb|head=|tr=}} නගනවා • (naganawā), {{si-verb}} නගනවා • (naganawā)
  1. To raise, lift up, erect, build
    Sense id: en-නගනවා-si-verb-A1CHTKLM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header
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        "2": "sa",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "ނަގަނީ",
        "t": "to raise; take"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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    },
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      "roman": "naⁿganawā",
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      ]
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      "expansion": "නගනවා • (naganawā)",
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    "න‧ග‧න‧වා"
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          "parents": [],
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      "links": [
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "lift up",
          "lift up"
        ],
        [
          "erect",
          "erect"
        ],
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/na.ɡa.na.ʋaː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[nə.ɡə.nə.ʋaː]"
    }
  ],
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        "id": "",
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "ނަގަނީ",
        "t": "to raise; take"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati, “to leap over, cross; traverse, enter”). Cognate to Dhivehi ނަގަނީ (naganī, “to raise; take”)",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "naganawā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "naⁿganawā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "head": "",
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      "expansion": "නගනවා • (naganawā)",
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      "expansion": "නගනවා • (naganawā)",
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    "න‧ග‧න‧වා"
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  "lang_code": "si",
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        "Sinhalese verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To raise, lift up, erect, build"
      ],
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          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "lift up",
          "lift up"
        ],
        [
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          "erect"
        ],
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/na.ɡa.na.ʋaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nə.ɡə.nə.ʋaː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "නගනවා"
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