Sinhalese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam), with the assimilation of ழ்ப் (ḻp) > ප (pa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /jaː.pa.na.ja/, [jaː.pə.nə.jə]
- Hyphenation: යා‧ප‧න‧ය
Proper noun[edit]
යාපනය • (yāpanaya)
- Jaffna (the capital city of Northern Province, Sri Lanka)