Verbs
Several verbs have been adopted into Sinhala from the Tamil language. The vast majority of these are compound verbs consisting of a Tamil origin primary verb and a Sinhala origin light verb.
| Sinhala | සිංහල | Meaning | Tamil | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iranavā | ඉරනවා | To tear | ||
| kiṭṭu venavā | කිට්ටු වෙනවා | To get close, to near | ||
| kolla karanavā | කොල්ල කරනවා | To plunder | ||
| nōnḍi venavā | නෝන්ඩි වෙනවා | To be humiliated/embarrassed | ||
| parakku venavā | පරක්කු වෙනවා | To be late/delayed | ||
| pattu karanavā | පත්තු කරනවා | To light, to set on fire | patṟu- | To catch fire |
| pēru väṭenavā | පේරු වැටෙනවා | To fall to someone by chance | pēṟu | Luck |
| poḍi venavā | පේරු වැටෙනවා | To be crushed/crumpled | ||
| pūṭṭu karanavā | පූට්ටු කරනවා | To splice, to fasten together | ||
| tallu karanavā | තල්ලු කරනවා | To push | thaḷḷu- | To push |
| taṭṭu karanavā | තට්ටු කරනවා | To knock | thaṭṭu- | |
| udav karanavā | To help | |||
| veḍi kanavā | වෙඩි කනවා | To have been shot | vedi | Shot, dynamite |
| veḍi tiyanavā | වෙඩි තියනවා | To shoot, to fire | vedi | Shot, dynamite |
| veri venavā | වෙරි වෙනවා | To become drunk | veri |
Read more about this topic: Tamil Loanwords In Sinhala
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