Sinhalese agni (71)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word agni means “fire; a Hindu deity so called in consequence of his being considered the god of fire.” It originates from the Tamil root akkiṉi through the transformation of akkiṉi > agnί > agni. The following words, related to Sinhalese agni, also originate from the Tamil root akkiṉi.
gini, fire, heat. gina, fire. gini-aṉgura, live coal. gini-ẹvilenawá, to be kindled. ginikaṭuwa, steel for striking fire. ginikabala, small furnace, piece of any clay vessel in which fire is placed. ginikukuḷá, kind of domestic cock. ginikurullá, bird called Ceylonese trogon known as Harpactes fasciatus; bird called the orange minivet known as Pericrocotus flammeus. ginikoṇa, south-east quarter. ginijáláwa, flame of fire. ginitiyanawá, to set fire. ginidaṇḍa, stick used in producing fire by friction. ginidalwanawá, to kindle a fire. ginidiga, south east. ginidiva, tongue of fire. giniduma, smoke, literally fire vapour. ginidevi, Agnidevi, the god of fire; regent of the south east quarter. ginidewol, place where offerings are made to Agnidevi. ginidẹla, spark of fire, fire. ginipupura, spark of fire. ginipenella, fire brand. ginimala, large flame, flake of fire, spark. ginimolawanawá, to make fire blaze, to blow the fire. ginimẹlaya, large flame, flake of fire, bonfire. ginimẹssa, fire grate, spit, fire kindled in the night on a kind of raised wicker work or platform, by those who watch the corn in the fields, for the purpose of warming themselves and keeping off the elephants. giniyama, heat. giniron, spark of fire. ginirẹsa, beam, ray. ginilanawá, to set on fire. ginisẹra, power of fire, fireworks. ginihala, fire place, room where a fire is kindled. ginihiriya, small plant known as chinoriamyxa. ginimu and ginimuwa, plant known as Plumbago zeylanica and another plant known as Gloriosa superba. ginidiw, creeping plant known as Gloriosa superba. ginihula, torch. ginihorá, bird with a long tail, paradise flycatcher. agnikríḍa, illuminations, fireworks. agnikárya, maintaining a sacred fire. agnikáriká, that which produces fire, firewood; the production of sacrificial fire by means of melted butter among the Hindus; maintaining a sacrificial fire. agnikásḥtha, firebrand, agallochum or aloe wood. agnikóṇa, south east. agnigarbha, crystal, sun stone, a fabulous stone supposed to contain and impart solar heat. agnijwála, flame of fire, plant bearing red blossoms used by dyers. agnidiga, south east. agnidéva, the god of fire, one of the names of the Pleiades or 3rd lunar mansion, so called in consequence of the god of fire being considered the ruling deity of this constellation. agnidhátu, bile. agnináṣa, anything that extinguishes fire, fire extinguisher, water. agnibala, sensation caused by hunger. agnimaṇi, crystal, sun stone. agnimanda, scarcity of bile, indigestion. agnimukha, oblations passed through fire as though it were the mouths of the gods. agnirakshaṇa, preservation of sacred fire. agniráṣi, a conflagration. agnivallabha, resin, so called from, its befriending fire. agniṣikha, flame of fire. agniṣikhá, flame, a plant known as niyangalá, Gloriosa superba. agniskandha, flame, flake or pillar of fire, ascending flame. agnistambhaya, flame arising from a large fire. agniṣáláwa, place where water is heated for bathing. agnihótra, Hindu custom of keeping sacrificial fire constantly burning. agnyálaya, a place where consecrated fire is kept. agniká, marking nut tree. agnikéta, red lotus. agni-jihwá, flame of fire, medicinal plant known as Gloriosa superba. agni-dipanaya, appetite, strengthening of the digestive faculty. agni-pushpa, creeping plant. agniprastara, silica, fire-stone, flint. agnimantha, tree known as Premna spinosa or longijolia. agnimukhί, marking nut tree. agni-randhra, tree, Dalbergia oujciniensis. agnistambha, pillar of fire.