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poverty meaning in Sinhala

දිළිඳුබව diḷiⁿdubawa

UK/ˈpɒvəti//ˈpɑːvɚti/

poverty in Sinhala: දිළිඳුබව (diḷiⁿdubawa). In English, poverty means the quality or state of being poor; lack of money.

Sinhala words for poverty

quality or state of being poor
දිළිඳුබව diḷiⁿdubawa

English meaning of poverty

  1. noun The quality or state of being poor; lack of money.
  2. noun A deficiency of something needed or desired.

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  • poverty of the blood

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Questions about poverty in Sinhala

What is the meaning of poverty in Sinhala?
Poverty in Sinhala is දිළිඳුබව (diḷiⁿdubawa).
poverty යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Poverty: දිළිඳුබව (diḷiⁿdubawa).
What does poverty mean in English?
Poverty means the quality or state of being poor; lack of money.

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