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Sinhalese en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪnəˈliːz/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /sɪnhəˈliːz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sinhala Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sinhalese From Sinhala + -ese.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.

Forms

Translations (20)

fr cinghalais (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · gv Seeloinagh (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · de singhalesisch (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · pl syngaleski (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · tr Seylanca (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · ru синга́льский (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · pt cingalês (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · bg цейлонски (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · hi सिंहली (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · sv singalesisk (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · ca singalès (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · si ශ්රී ලාංකීය (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · ga Siolónach (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · ms Sinhala (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · nb singalesisk (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · mk синхалски (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · cs sinhálský (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · es cingalés (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · nn singalesisk (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) · chr ᏏᎾᎭᎳ (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka)

Sinhalese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪnəˈliːz/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /sɪnhəˈliːz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sinhala Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sinhalese From Sinhala + -ese.

Meanings

1. (countable) A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
2. (uncountable) The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.

Forms

Synonyms

Sinhala

Translations (92)

hi सिंहाली (the language) · de Singhalesisch (the language) · fr Srilankaise (Sinhalese person) · si හෙළ බස (the language) · hi सिंहली भाषा (the language) · fi sinhali (the language) · ja シンハラ語 (the language) · si සිංහල භාෂාව (the language) · pt cingalês (Sinhalese person) · fr Singhalaise (Sinhalese person) · gv Seeloinagh (Sinhalese person) · mk синхалски (the language) · ga Siolónach (Sinhalese person) · pl Syngalez (Sinhalese person) · bg синха́лски (the language) · cmn 僧伽罗人 (Sinhalese person) · fr cinghalais (the language) · fi singaleesi (the language) · fr Ceylanais (Sinhalese person) · it singalesi (Sinhalese person) · si හෙළයා (Sinhalese person) · sv singales (Sinhalese person) · mr सिंहली (the language) · fr Cingalais (Sinhalese person) · fr Ceylanaise (Sinhalese person) · uz Singal (Sinhalese person) · sv singalesiska (the language) · nn singalesar (Sinhalese person) · ta சிங்களம் (the language) · ur سنگھالی (the language) · cs sinhálština (the language) · fr Cingalaise (Sinhalese person) · fa زبان سینهالی (the language) · mr सिंहली (Sinhalese person) · chr ᏏᏅᎭᎳ (the language) · fr Singalaise (Sinhalese person) · de Singhalese (Sinhalese person) · fr Cinghalaise (Sinhalese person) · hu szingaléz (the language) · nb singaleser (Sinhalese person) · hy սինհալերեն (the language) · fi singaleesi (Sinhalese person) · hu szingaléz (Sinhalese person) · ca singalès (the language) · ka სინჰალა (the language) · it singalese (Sinhalese person) · mk Синхалка (Sinhalese person) · cmn 僧伽羅語 /僧伽罗语 (the language) · pt cingalá (the language) · ru синга́лка (Sinhalese person) · nv Sínghal bizaad (the language) · ms Sinhala (Sinhalese person) · fr Cinghalais (Sinhalese person) · hi सिंहली (the language) · fr Singhalais (Sinhalese person) · pl Syngalezka (Sinhalese person) · ru синга́льский язы́к (the language) · es cingalés (Sinhalese person) · ko 싱할라어 (the language) · ast ceilandés (the language) · de Singhalesin (Sinhalese person) · ta சிங்களர் (Sinhalese person) · ar سِنْهَالِيّ (the language) · es cingalés (the language) · fr Sri-Lankaise (Sinhalese person) · fr Singalais (Sinhalese person) · pt cingalês (the language) · bg синха́лски ези́к (the language) · si සිංහල (the language) · nn singalesisk (the language) · nb singalesisk (the language) · mk Синхалец (Sinhalese person) · ru синга́льский (the language) · uz Singalcha (Sinhalese person) · ca singalès (Sinhalese person) · kmr kîngalî (the language) · hi सिंहली (Sinhalese person) · si සිංහලයා (Sinhalese person) · ar لُغَة سِنْهَالِيَّة (the language) · si සිංහල (Sinhalese person) · cs Sinhálec (Sinhalese person) · fr Srilankais (Sinhalese person) · chr ᏏᎾᎭᎳ (the language) · gv Seeloinish (the language) · ru синга́лец (Sinhalese person) · pl syngaleski (the language) · pt cingala (the language) · te సింహళీయ (the language) · ga Siolóinis (the language) · fr Sri-Lankais (Sinhalese person) · uz Singal (the language) · th ภาษาสิงหล (the language)