Sinhalese

Speech parts

1. Sinhalese - Noun

2. Sinhalese - Adjective

Meaning

the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka

a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

of or relating to the Sinhalese people

of or relating to the Sinhalese languages

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Sinhala singhalese cingalese asian asiatic ceylonese Lankan Sanskritic language Cinghalese

Hypernyms

asian sanskrit asiatic Sanskritic language

Examples

Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils Source: Internet

the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana Source: Internet

;1971 Uprising main The leftist Sinhalese Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna drew worldwide attention when it launched an insurrection against the Bandaranaike government in April 1971. Source: Internet

Achievements include the construction of the largest reservoirs and dams of the ancient world as well as enormous pyramid-like Stupa (Dāgaba in Sinhalese ) architecture. Source: Internet

After the Matale Rebellion led by Puran Appu in 1848, in which a number of Sinhalese recruits defected to the side of the rebels, the recruitment of Sinhalese to the British forces was temporarily halted and the Ceylon Regiments disbanded. Source: Internet

Although endogamous marriage between cross-cousins was the norm until recently, this has changed significantly, with Vedda women even contracting marriages with their Sinhalese and Moor neighbours. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sinhala Sinhala Hound sinhala medium sinhalite sinhound Sinhua