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sinhalese
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sinhalese has 2 senses
- sinhalese(n = noun.person) singhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka; Array is a member of ceylon, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka
- sinhalese(n = noun.communication) singhalese, sinhala - the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka; Array is a kind of sanskrit, sanskritic language
is a kind of asian, asiatic
Adjective sinhalese has 2 senses
- sinhalese(a = adj.pert) singhalese, sinhala - of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana"
- sinhalese(a = adj.pert) singhalese - of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sinhalese, n. & adj. (also Singhalese)
--n. (pl. same)
1 a member of a people originally from N. India and now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
2 an Indic language spoken by this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a member of a people originally from N. India and now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
2 an Indic language spoken by this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
Etymology
Skr. sinhalam Sri Lanka (Ceylon) + -ESE
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