Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.1

c35.1

NOTE. Words in italics are usually Sinhalese or Latin unless otherwise stated. Place and personal names are printed in Roman type. The following abbreviations are used: s.=singular; pl.=plural; S.=Sanskrit; P.=Pali; T.=Tamil; H.=Hindustani; G.=German; Po.=Portuguese; v.=vide; n.=note; Sab.=Sabaragamuwa Province; C.P.=Central Province; ib.=ibidem; q.v.=quem videm; abt.=about; nr.=near; seq.=and following pages. All Sinhalese words are indexed in the singular; the plural is given also in many cases, especially where the following rules do not suffice: words ending in a, ya, va form the plural by dropping these terminations, as gama, gam; kaḍaya, kaḍa; kaṭuva, kaṭu; words ending in a form their plural in o.