The Veddas / by C.G. Seligmann and Brenda Z. Seligmann ; with a chapter by C.S. Myers ; and an appendix by A. Mendis Gunasekara.
- Charles Gabriel Seligman
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The Veddas / by C.G. Seligmann and Brenda Z. Seligmann ; with a chapter by C.S. Myers ; and an appendix by A. Mendis Gunasekara. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Gulekepa from gule (Sk. and P. Jgal), to fall, and kepa, let go (Sk. kship, P. khepa). Patagaca vetigo from pata (S. pdta), down (Sk. pa/a, falling), gaca, going (P. gacchati, goes), and vetigo (S. vcetenawa), fall. 76. Far off, mamekacap mangacenaiva Bl.; mamekeca D. ; obe B.; otemite K. (S. ceta). Mamekacap mangacenawa, lit. to go a great distance, from mamek, big, great, acap, distance (Sk. and H. aspashta), and mangacenaiva, to go. Mamekeca from matne, very greatly (S. mahama), and keca (Sk. krishta), drawn away, indicating distance; eca may also be corrupted from S. ceta. Obe from oba is an old Sinhalese word used also as a pronoun {he, you) to show respect. Otetnite, cf. Sk. atyanla, much, very much, or from ote, S. ceta, distant, and mite (S. mitt), measurement. 77. Fear (v.), angoca damanya D.; bowen harenawa K. (S. baya- venawa). Angoca damanya, lit. to afflict the body with trembling, from ango, body, ca, trembling (Sk. and P. ca), and damanya, to afflict (Sk. Jdama). Bowen harenawa from bo, heart, weri, strength (Sk. wiry a, P. wiriya, S. wera), and harenawa, to leave, to lose (S. and P. hara, to take away). 78. Feather, capikole D. Bl. from cappi, bird, and kola, leaf (S. pihdtta). 79. Finger, angilipoja D. from angili (S. aehgih), finger (Sk. and P. ahguli), and poja, v. p. 391 (S. cehgilla). 80. Fire, gine K.; ginipoja D. Bl.; ratumala (S. gim). Gine poja from S. gini, and poja, v. p. 391. Ratumala from S. ratu, red, and mala (Sk. mala), group, cluster. 81. Fish, diamace, dia maja, dia meci W. D. Bl. ; hinmaco B. ; kudumaca, kudumasa G. K. T. (S. mas, main). Diatnace, lit. water-flesh, from S. dia, water, and mace (S. mas), flesh. Hinmaco from S. hin, dead, killed, small, and maco (S. mas), flesh. Kudumaca from S. kuda, small, and maca, flesh. Kudu is the ancient form of S. kuda. [Mr Parker points out that kudumassan in Sinhalese means “small fishes.”]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24851474_0606.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
