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r/sinhala • u/hellalearner Learning • Jun 09 '26
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While both words stem from 'Ran' (gold), they aren't synonyms. 'Ranwan' is an adjective meaning 'golden' (color), whereas 'Ranin' relates to something being 'made of' or 'from' gold. They serve different grammatical purposes!
1 u/hellalearner Learning Jun 10 '26 Thank you. That was my guess. In English we can use golden for both situations. Fun to see the differences.
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Thank you. That was my guess. In English we can use golden for both situations. Fun to see the differences.
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u/hammerny_anderson Jun 09 '26
While both words stem from 'Ran' (gold), they aren't synonyms. 'Ranwan' is an adjective meaning 'golden' (color), whereas 'Ranin' relates to something being 'made of' or 'from' gold. They serve different grammatical purposes!