porawa

Sinhalese porawa

In the Sinhala English Dictionary, Clough denotes that the Sinhalese word porawa refers to a “hatchet and an axe.” It also means “name of a playing card, queen.” It traces its origin to Tamil akku through the transformation of akku > aṡ > paraṡú > porawa. The following words, related to Sinhalese porawa, also originate from Tamil akku.

paraṣuráma, “the sixth Avatára or descent of the god Vishṇu, who appeared in the world as the son of a noted saint called Jamadagni, for the purpose of repressing the tyranny and punishing the violence of the military tribe or caste.” paraṣuwa, “axe or hatchet.”