Talk:Padparadscha/@comment-24985387-20170601020714/@comment-32167523-20170610013607

In Sinhala: (පද්ම) "lotus" (රාග) "styles/genres (music)". Further clarification for "styles/genres (music)": think of waltz vs. foxtrot vs. salsa. Sinhala decends from Sanskrit, so it makes sense that the roots are similar.