Sinhalese sahasra (19)
According to Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary, Sinhalese word sahasra means “thousand.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root āyiram through the transformation of āyiram > sahásra > sahasra. The following words, related to Sinhalese sahasra, also originate from Tamil āyiram.
sahas, strength, power; thousand. sahasdat, sort of sheat fish. sahasnet, name of Indra: see sahasráksha. sahaspat, lotus: Elu form of sahasra-patra. sahasrẹs, sun. sahasra-kiraṇa, sun. sahasra-daṇshṭra, sort of sheat fish, Silurus pelorius. sahsra-nétra, see sahasráksha. sahasra-patra, lotus, Nelumbium speciosum. sahasrapáka, boiling down a thousand times, medical term applied to decoctions which undergo such a long process. sahasra-raṣmi, (thousand, ray) sun. sahasra-wadana, name of Vishṇu. sahasra-víryá, bent grass, Panicum dactylon; variety of Heteropogon hirtns. sahasrawédhi, asafoetida. sahasrawédhí, sort of cane, Calamus fasciculatus. sahasrastháma-dhanu, bow requiring a thousand men to bend it. sahasráksha, (thousand, aksha eye) name of Indra, who in consequence of the curse of Gautama was covered over with marks resembling the female organ, which were subsequently changed to eyes by the relenting saint. sahasẹs, (sahas thousand, ẹs eye) Indra, Elu form of sahasráksha. thousandfold. śatasahasra, 100,000.