කතුර
katura
The Sinhala word for scissors is කතුර (katura).
කතුර refers to the tool used for cutting.
Meaning: tool used for cutting (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form කතුර is used for a single pair of scissors. To express the plural, add the suffix -වල් to form කතුරවල්.
How do you pronounce it?
katura
Did you know?
- The Sinhala word කතුර shares a common ancestor with the Marathi word कात्री and the Gujarati word કાતર, reflecting a widespread linguistic root across South Asia.
- If you were in the Maldives, you would hear a very similar word, ކަތުރު, which is a relative of the Sinhala කතුර.
- The word කතුර is used to describe not only handheld scissors but also larger industrial shears.
Examples in context
- මට කතුරක් දෙන්න.maṭa katurak denna.Give me a pair of scissors.
- කතුර හරිම තියුණුයි.katurā harima thiyuṇui.The scissors are very sharp.
- කතුර මේසය උඩ තියෙනවා.katurā mēsaya uḍa thiyenavā.The scissors are on the table.
Example conversation
Kasun and Sanduni are working on a craft project at home.
- කසුන් Kasunසඳුනි, කතුර කොහේද?sanduni, katurā kohēda?Sanduni, where are the scissors?
- සඳුනි Sanduniකතුර අල්මාරිය ඇතුළේ තියෙනවා.katurā almāriya ætuḷē thiyenavā.The scissors are inside the cupboard.
- කසුන් Kasunස්තූතියි, මට කතුරක් අවශ්යයි.sthūthiyi, maṭa katurak avashyayi.Thanks, I need a pair of scissors.
- සඳුනි Sanduniමෙන්න කතුර, කසුන්.menna katurā, kasun.Here are the scissors, Kasun.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scissors” translations and entries කතුර, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries කතුර, CC BY-SA 4.0.
