Introductory. 



XI 



APPENDICES. 



(A.) 



COMMON PREFIXES IN THE VERNACULAR NAMES OF 



PLANTS. 



7. Sinhalese. 



Balu Dog. 



Bin or Bim . . . Ground. 

 Ba . .° . . . Woolly. 



Dara Angular. 



Dat Tooth. 



Divi Tiger. 



Diya Water. 



Dodan .... Orange. 



Dunu Bow. 



Ela or Eli . . . Pale, white. 

 Embul .... Sour. 



Et Great. 



Eta Seed. 



Gal Rock. 



Gam or Gan . . Village, native. 



Gan River. 



Gas Tree. 



Gedi Fruit. 



Geta Knot, joint. 



Goda Land (dry). 



Gon Bullock. 



Gona Sambur Deer. 



Han or Ham . . Skin. 

 Hel . . °. . . Lofty. 



Hin Small. 



Ho Bad. 



Hoiida .... Good. 

 Hulan .... Wind. 

 Ira or Iri. . . . Striped. 



Kaha Yellow. 



Kahata .... Astringent. 



Kalu Black. 



Karal ..... Pod. 



Kana Edible. 



Katu Thorny. 



Kiri Milk. 



Kola Leaf. 



Kudu Powder, dust. 



Lunu Salt. 



Maha or Ma . . Large. 



Mai Flower. 



Mi Honey. 



Mian Buffalo-horn 



Mudu Sea. 



Mula or Mul . . Root. 

 Ndga or Nayi . . Cobra. 



Nil Blue or green. 



Paid Herbaceous. 



Panu Worm, insect. 



Pat Leaf. 



Pattd Bark, fibre. 



Peni Sweet. 



Pini Dew. 



Piti Flour. 



Potu Bark. 



Rana or Ran . . Golden. 



Rata Foreign. 



Ratu or Rat . . Red. 



Sudu White. 



Suvanda .... Fragrant. 



Tel Oil. 



Titta . . . . . Bitter. 

 Ura or Uru . . . Pig. 



Wal Wild. 



Walu Clustered. 



Wana Jungle. 



Wata Round. 



Wei or Wela . . Climber. 



Weli Sand. 



Wila Marsh. 



Yaka or Yak . . Devil (=« wild). 



