Sinhalese kaṇṭa (26)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word kaṇṭa means “thorn, anything with a sharp point, and bone.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root kaṇṭam through the transformation of kaṇṭam > kaṇṭa > kaṇuwa. The following words, related to Sinhalese kaṇuwa, also originate from the Tamil root kaṇṭam.
kaṇuwa, “thorn, anything with a sharp point, bone.” kaṇu, “pungent; envious; fierce, impetuous; hot; displeasing, disagreeable; thorny.” kaṇu-im̱bula, “thorny tree, believed to be in hell.” kaṇu-uṇa, “spiny bamboo, Bambusa spinosa.” kaṇu-kuruṉdu, “prickly plant used for fences, Scolopia crenata.” kaṇukenda, “see the last word; also name of a timber tree.” kaṇugaha, “thorn tree.” kaṇu-tampalá, “same plant, Amaranthus spinosus.” kaṇu-tim̱bol, “same plant, Plecospermum spinosum.” kaṇuniyada, “same plant, Monetia barlerioides.” kaṇu-neḷu, “same plant, Barleria buxifolia.” kaṇu-patuk, “same plant, Opuntia dillenii.” kaṇu-paṉdura, “same thicket of thorn bushes.” kaṇu-pam̱buru, “same tree, Scleropyron wallichianum.” kaṇupahaṇa, “same gravel, pebbles.” kaṇupila, “same tree, Celastrus emarginatus staff tree.” kaṇupeṉda, “same plant, Caulinia indica.” kaṇupẹlẹlla, “same gate or screen made of thorns.” kaṇusẹmiṇiya, “same (thorn, whip) scourge.” kaṇṭaka, “same thorn; foe; rudeness; workshop, manufactory; bamboo; fault; point of a pin or needle; sea monster.” kaṇḍú, kaṇḍúti, “itch, itching.” kaṇḍúyana, kaṇḍúyá, “itch.” kaṇḍúra, “plant so called, bearing legumes with stinging hairs.”