මන්ත්‍රකරනවා, v. to perform incantations, charm, මතුරනවා.

මධ්‍ය·මණ්ඩලය, n. central region: මධ්‍යදේශය. According to Buddhists, the centre of the‍ Universe, viz. the middle of Jambudwipa. It was in this region—South Behar—that Gautama assumed Buddhaship and where the sacred bo tree stood and the kusa grass Previous page Next page Back to the Search Page   |   Back to the DDSA Page Charles Carter: A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Previous page Next page -- 476 -- became a throne and seat for his repose, and where he began his career of proclaiming his doctrines to the world.

මෙලාව, මේලාව, n. ink, collyrium, අඳුන.

මැඩි, a. crushed, පොඩිවූ, oppressed, පීඩිතවූ, මැඩුණු.

මිඩංගුව, n. delay, tarrying.

මිහිර, n. sweetness, පැණිරස, pleasantness, ප්‍රසන්නකම; cloud, වලාකුළ; air, wind, හුළඟ.

මුර්‍ඬ·ජාක්‍ෂරය, n. (·අක්‍ෂ:), cerebral letter, as ට, ඩ &c.

මහ·රජ, n. great king, sovereign, emperor.

‍මේකරුවා, n. servant, මෙහෙකරුවා; (fr. මේ food) cook, කෝකියා.

මාලිනිය, n. poetical stanza, each line of which consists of two tribrachs, one molossus and two bacchii with a pause after the 8th and 15th syllables.