Sinhalese as (13)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word as means “horse, seal, signet; angle, corner; bear, half moon; and shoulder.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root akku through the transformation of akku > aṡ > áṡri > as. The following words, related to Sinhalese as, also originate from Tamil akku.
assa, corner, angle. assaka, in a corner, inside, amongst. assaṭa, literally to a corner. asa, side, goat. ahaka, aside, apart, away; side, place, little apart from another. aṭas, octagonal. chaturaṇsa, four sided. chaturasra, four cornered, quadrangular. chaturasrá, plant, Vitis quadrangularis. ẹs, plural form of ẹsa; corner, angle. ẹhẹ, see ẹs. siwrẹs, plant; quadrangular, four cornered, square, four sided.