Sinhalese eka (81)
According to Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary, Sinhalese word eka means “one and best.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root okka through the transformation of okka > éka > eka. The following words, related to Sinhalese eka, also originate from Tamil okka.
ek, “one.” ekka, “together Avith, united to.” ekkaraṇawá, “to join, to unite, to collect, to put together.” ekkala, “certainly, truly, verily. ekkaḷa, “added, joined.” ekkásu, “united, collected, gathered together, assembled with.” ekkásukaraṇawá, “to assemble, to collect, to gather, to join, to put together.” ekkoma, “all, the whole.” ektará, “one, certain person, applied only to persons.” ektala, “drum beaten only on one end; harmony, unison.” ekdat, “name of Gaṇa Deviyo the Hindu god of wisdom.” ekwa, “united, collected, gathered, assembled with.” ekwan, “always, contintially, unremittingly.” ekwẹni, “alone, solitary.” eksat, “universal rule or government.” ekaeká, “every one, one by one.” ekak, “one thing.” ekaṉga, “united, peaceful, acquiescing, cementing, amicable.” ekaṉgakama and ekaṉgaya, “unity, agreeableness, agreement, unanimity.” ekat, “on one side.” ekatpaswa and ekatpaseka, “on one side, on the same side, aside standing on one side out of respect to a person.” ekatáttuwa, “harmony in singing or chanting continually.” ekatála, “harmony, unison, the accurate adjustment of song and dance.” ekatáleṭama, “harmoniously, in a regular train, continually, without intermission.” ekatukaraṇawá, “to unite, to join together, to assemble, collect, combine.” ekatukárayá, “ally, partner.” ekatuwa, “being united.” ekada, “one, even one.” ekadeha, “one of elegant form; the planet Mercury.” ekaninnáda, “one continued noise, blast.” eka-pamaṇa, “of the same size, quantity etc., equal.” ekabaṉdu, “like, similar.” ekama, “one, one only, alone.” ekamutu, “collected, gathered, assembled; friendly, united, agreeable.” ekaláwa, “alone, solitary.” ekas, “on one side, over one shoulder etc.” ekasbera, “timbrel, tympanum.” ekasat, “under one government, under the same sovereign, unanimous.” ekasamána, “like, equal, similar.” ekahelá, “at once, all together.” eká, “one person, one man or animal.” ekákárá, “alike, similar.” ekáwériya, “plant, Rawwolfia Serpentina.” ekáwẹla, “necklace of pearls, beads, flowers etc.” ekiekin, “one by one.” ekineka and ekineká, “one by one each one.” ekun, “less one, one under.” ekoḷaha, “eleven.” ekoḷosweni, “eleventh.” ẹkshaṇayen, “in an instant.” éka, “alone, solitary; other, different; chief, pre-eminent.” ékaṇsa, “having one shoulder.” ékachári, “one going alone.” ékatála, “harmony, unison.” ékadanta, “name of Ganéṣa who lost one of his tusks in a scuffle with Kártikéja.” ékapaksha, “one of the same side or party, ally, associate, partizan.” ékaswarúpa, “of the same manner, like form.” éká, “he, that fellow.” ékáṇga, “name of the planet Mercury.” ékákshi, “the one eyed one, crow.” ékákára, “like, equal, of the same kind, similar.” ékágra, “closely attentive, intent, the mind bent on one object.” ékábaddha, “joined, united.” ékánta, “verily, truly.” ékáyana, “the way to Nirváṇa, the sole road (to salvation).” ékásanika, “religious observance among the Buddhists to eat only once a day; priest.” ékásanikánga, “an institute of the Buddhist code, enjoining upon the priests always to use the same seat while eating.” nek, “much, many, various.” neka, “many (poetical term).” né, “many.” néka, “much, many, various.” naika, “various, multiform, manifold; several, many.” naika-bhéda, “various, multiform.” naikaṣrín, “with manifold splendor or prosperity.” aneka, “various, many.” anekaja, “bird, which is produced first in the shell and the second time when hatched.” ané, “various, many.”