සිංහල

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of එළු (eḷu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simhələ/
• Hyphenation: සිං‧හ‧ල

Proper noun

සිංහල • (siṁhala)

1. Sinhala, Sinhalese, Singhalese (language)

Descendants

• → English: Sinhala, Cinghal (archaic)
• → Portuguese: cingala, cingalá
• → Tamil: சிங்களம் (ciṅkaḷam)

Noun

සිංහල • (siṁhala)

1. Sinhalese, Singhalese (person)