Elu en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈ(h)ɛluː/
Etymology
Borrowed from Sinhalese එළු (eḷu), හෙළු (heḷu), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮 (sīhala) (compare Pali sīhala), from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + -ल (-la). Doublet of Ceylon and Sinhala.
Meanings
- the ancestral form of Sinhalese, the Sinhala language, a Middle Indo-Aryan Prakrit of the 3rd century BCE.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Hela | alternative | lexicographic |