Sinhalese

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
    the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
  • Adjective:
    of or relating to the Sinhalese languages
    of or relating to the Sinhalese people

Word Origin

Sinhalese (adj.)
also Singhalese, "pertaining to Sri Lanka," 1797, from Sanskrit Sinhala "Sri Lanka, Ceylon," from simhala-, literally "of lions," from simhah "lion." As the name of a language spoken there, it is attested from 1801.

Example

1. They will split the vote of the sinhalese majority .
2. Of or relating to the sinhalese people .
3. Magical animism and buddhism : a structural analysis of the sinhalese religious system .
4. Both candidates are sinhalese nationalists ; neither seems keen on national reconciliation .
5. These sinhalese say they fled ethnic violence in jaffna at the start of the war in 1983 , and were dispersed in various southern districts .

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