English Explanatory Dictionary

Sinhalese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
noun
  1. A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
  2. The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.

Pronunciation

/sɪnhəˈliːz/ /sɪnəˈliːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sinhalese.wav

Word forms

Sinhalese more Sinhalese most Sinhalese Singalese Singhalese Cinghalese Cingalese

Etymology

From Sinhala + -ese.

Synonyms

Sinhala
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