"නිසා" meaning in Sinhalese

See නිසා in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /n̪isaː/ Forms: nisā [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), from श्रि (śri). Compare Pali nissāya (“near”). Etymology templates: {{root|si|sa|श्रि}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|si|sa|निश्रयति||to lean on|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), {{inh+|si|sa|निश्रयति||to lean on}} Inherited from Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), {{cog|pi|nissāya||near}} Pali nissāya (“near”) Head templates: {{head|si|conjunction|head=|tr=}} නිසා • (nisā), {{si-conj}} නිසා • (nisā)
  1. because
    Sense id: en-නිසා-si-conj-pRGu7rih

Postposition

IPA: /n̪isaː/ Forms: nisā [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), from श्रि (śri). Compare Pali nissāya (“near”). Etymology templates: {{root|si|sa|श्रि}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|si|sa|निश्रयति||to lean on|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), {{inh+|si|sa|निश्रयति||to lean on}} Inherited from Sanskrit निश्रयति (niśrayati, “to lean on”), {{cog|pi|nissāya||near}} Pali nissāya (“near”) Head templates: {{head|si|postposition|head=|tr=}} නිසා • (nisā), {{si-post}} නිසා • (nisā)
  1. because, on account of, because of
    Sense id: en-නිසා-si-postp-kGK5aq2N Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Sinhalese postpositions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Sinhalese postpositions: 0 100
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