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scratch meaning in Sinhala

සූරනවා sūranawā

/skɹæt͡ʃ/

scratch in Sinhala: සූරනවා (sūranawā), කසනවා (kasanawā). In English, scratch means to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

Sinhala words for scratch

to scratch, scrape, grate
සූරනවා sūranawā
to scratch
කසනවා kasanawā

English meaning of scratch

  1. verb To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
  2. verb To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
  3. verb To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
  4. verb To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).

Full definition of scratch

scratch in a sentence

  • Could you please scratch my back?
  • I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.
  • A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.

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Questions about scratch in Sinhala

What is the meaning of scratch in Sinhala?
Scratch in Sinhala is සූරනවා (sūranawā), කසනවා (kasanawā).
scratch යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Scratch: සූරනවා (sūranawā), කසනවා (kasanawā).
What does scratch mean in English?
Scratch means to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “scratch”: කසනවා, සූරනවා. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: scratch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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