කෝවිල

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கோவில் (kōvil).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koːwilə/

Noun

කෝවිල • (kōwila) (plural කෝවිල් (kōwil))

a Hindu temple, pagoda

References

Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “කෝවිල”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.

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