Etymology

kittul

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Today it means: A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made. Full definition →

Sinhalese කිතුල්
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  1. Sinhalese · derived fromකිතුල්“jaggery”
  2. English todaykittul

From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).

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