Sinhalese ardha (27)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word ardha means “part and half.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root aṟuttal through the transformation of aṟu > aṟuttal > ardhá > ardha. The following words, related to Sinhalese ardha, also originate from the Tamil root aṟuttal.
ardha-chandrayá, half-moon, crescent; semi-circular scratch of the finger nail; semi-circular marks on the peacock’s tail. ardha-pála, kind of fabled Rahat said to clothe only the part of the body from the hips upward to the shoulders. ardhamátra, half a syllabic instant. ardha-yáma, half watch two hours. ardha-rátra, midnight. ardha-víksḥaṇa, side look, glance, leer. ardháńga-nṛitya, a kind of dance in which only half of the body is in motion. ardhárdhaya, quarter or one fourth. ardhendu, halfmoon or crescent; the impression of a finger nail; an arrow with a crescent shaped head. aḍa, half. aḍakoṭasa, half part or portion. aḍagótraya, half tribe. aḍapaṇa, half dead or nearly extinct. aḍabẹlma, side look or leer. aḍamadaṭa, small red berry, that is used as a unit of weight in measuring medicine; it is equivalent to half of a manchádi. aḍamasa, half of a lunar month or fortnight. aḍalaya and aḍalé, part, in common usage, it refers to a small portion of the cocoa nut left in the shell after the other part has been rasped out for culinary purposes. aḍawalkaraṇawá, to half shut the door or to put the door or window shutter ajar; it refers to the act of partially closing a door or window, leaving it slightly open.” aḍasaṉda, half-moon. aḍasaṉda panáwa, see aḍahaṉda panáwa. aḍahaṉda panáwa, a comb of the shape of a half-moon used as an ornament by women. aḍu kalaya, pot half filled. aḍu kaláwa, a small portion of the moon’s disc. aḍuwa, evil, misfortune, curse; it also refers to part, portion, or deficiency. yela, one and a half. aḍála, unfinihed, remaining incomplete.