Sinhalese luhu (10)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word luhu means “haste, speed, quickness; short, easy, light; little, and small.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root el through the transformation of el > luhu. The following words, related to Sinhalese luhu, also originate from Tamil el.
lagu, “short, light, soft, easy, swift, speedy.” laghu, “short; light, not heavy; swift, quick; sapless, pithless, insignificant, small, little.” laghu-pushpa, “areca-nut palm, Areca catechu.” laghulaya, “root of cuscus grass, Andropogon muricatus.” laghu-viréchaní, “medicinal plant, Croton polyandrum.” laghu-hasta, “good archer, expert bowman; ready or light-handed.” sẹhẹllu, “light, not heavy; easy, facile.” sẹhẹllukaraṇawá, “to lighten; to relieve.” sẹhẹllukerima, “verbal noun of sẹhẹllukaraṇawá.”