Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

පරිසරය

/parisaraya/Roman

English meaning: Environment

Sinhala Definition

(සිංහල)

පරිසරය යනු අප වටේ ඇති ස්වාභාවික ලෝකයයි.

English Definition

The natural world of land, water, air, plants, and animals that surrounds living things.

Example

පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සැවොම ගේ වගකීමකි.

In English: Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.

Synonyms

  • ස්වභාවය

Literary Heritage

කඳු හා ගංඟා මෙම දිවයිනේ ආශිර්වාදයයි, ඒ ආරක්ෂා කිරීම ධර්මයයි.

/kandu hā gaṃgā mema divayinē āśīrvādayayī, ē ārakṣā kirīma dharmayayī./

Mountains and rivers are this island's blessing; protecting them is dharma.

Totagamuwe Sri Rahula · Buddhist Scholar-Poet · 15th century CE

Sela Lihini Sandesaya

Sela Lihini Sandesaya, Verse 5 — on Sri Lanka's natural landscape as a sacred trust

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සිංහල
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Indo-Aryan
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