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salt meaning in Sinhala

ලුණු luṇu

/sɔlt//sɒlt/

salt in Sinhala: ලුණු (luṇu), ලවණ (lawaṇa). In English, salt means a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

Sinhala words for salt

sodium chloride
ලුණු luṇu, ලවණ lawaṇa

English meaning of salt

  1. noun A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
  2. noun One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
  3. noun A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
  4. noun A sailor (also old salt).

Full definition of salt

salt in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt
  • Any politician's statements must be taken with a grain of salt, but his need to be taken with a whole shaker of salt.
  • There was so much salt in that thread about the poor casting decision.

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Questions about salt in Sinhala

What is the meaning of salt in Sinhala?
Salt in Sinhala is ලුණු (luṇu), ලවණ (lawaṇa).
salt යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Salt: ලුණු (luṇu), ලවණ (lawaṇa).
What does salt mean in English?
Salt means a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

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