English words from Sinhalese
- hopperOne who or that which hops.
- kohaA Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
- SinhalaSynonym of Sinhalese (“language”).
- PereraA surname.
- pingoA conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.
- ulamaA modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
- Eluthe ancestral form of Sinhalese, the Sinhala language, a Middle Indo-Aryan Prakrit of the 3rd century BCE.
- GamageA surname.
- HambantotaA town, the provincial capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
- SigiriyaAn ancient city in Sri Lanka.
- dagobaSynonym of stupa, particularly the white stupas of Sri Lanka.
- PolonnaruwaPolonnaruwa, a city in Sri Lanka
- MoratuwaNegombo, suburb of Colombo and a city in Sri Lanka
- ShanikaA female given name of Sinhala usage.
- VesakA Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
- RatnapuraRatnapura, a city in Sri Lanka
- CoorayA surname from Sinhalese.
- ambalamaA simple structure built to provide shelter to travellers in Sri Lanka.
- ambarellaA tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).
- asamodagamwild celery (Psammogeton involucratus).
- ayubowanSalutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
- BadullaA city and district, the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
- bo treeThe peepul tree, Ficus religiosa, regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.
- calamanderA wood from India and Sri Lanka, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita, used to make furniture.
- Central ProvinceA province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Kandy.
- devaleA Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.
- Eastern ProvinceA province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Trincomalee.
- GihanA male given name from Sinhalese, of Sri Lankan origin.
- gotu kolaAsiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica).
- iramusuIndian sarsaparilla
- kabaragoyaThe water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia.
- kadupulEpiphyllum strictum or Epiphyllum selenicereus, a flower that blooms at night, believed to have an association with the nāga world.
- karapinchacurry tree
- KelaartA surname from Sinhalese.
- kiribathA traditional Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked with coconut milk and formed into a sort of cake or pudding.
- kittulA palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
- kokoonA gnu; a brindled gnu.
- kola kandaA Sri Lankan herbal congee.
- North Central ProvinceA province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Anuradhapura.
- PathiranaA surname from Sinhalese.
- polongaRussell's viper
- poonacA kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.
- RajapaksaA surname from Sinhalese.
- ranawaraAvaram (Senna auriculata)
- RathnayakeA surname from Sinhalese.
- Sabaragamuwa ProvinceA province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Ratnapura.
- Sri Jayawardenepura KotteThe administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.
- Sri LankaAn island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capitals: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
- Sri PadaA conical mountain in central Sri Lanka and a pilgrimage site for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and to a lesser extent Syriac Christians, due to a seeming indentation being considered a footprint of the Buddha, Shiva or Hanuman, Adam or the apostle Thomas respectively.
- talipotA tall palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves which were used as a material to write on.
- VeddaOne of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.
- wanderooAny of various langur monkeys (of genus Semnopithecus), from Sri Lanka
- watalappamA Sri Lankan coconut custard pudding made with jaggery, cashew nuts, eggs, spices, etc.
- Western ProvinceA province of Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.