Meanings
adjectiveSinhalese (comparative more Sinhalese, superlative most Sinhalese)
comparative more Sinhalese · superlative most Sinhalese · alternative Singalese · alternative Singhalese · alternative Cinghalese · alternative Cingalese
- Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
nounSinhalese (countable and uncountable, plural Sinhalese)
alternative Singalese · alternative Singhalese · alternative Cinghalese · alternative Cingalese
- countableA Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
- uncountableThe Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveof or relating to the Sinhalese languages
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adjectiveof or relating to the Sinhalese people
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nounthe Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
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Origin
Translations
Arabic سِنْهَالِيّ, لُغَة سِنْهَالِيَّة
- سِنْهَالِيّ (sinhāliyy)the language
- لُغَة سِنْهَالِيَّة (luḡa sinhāliyya)the language
Bulgarian цейлонски, синха́лски
- цейлонски (cejlonski)of or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- синха́лски (sinhálski)the language
- синха́лски ези́к (sinhálski ezík)the language
Catalan singalès, singalès
- singalèsof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- singalèsSinhalese person
- singalèsthe language
Chinese Mandarin 僧伽罗人, 僧伽羅語 /僧伽罗语
- 僧伽罗人Sinhalese person
- 僧伽羅語 /僧伽罗语 (Sēngjiāluóyǔ)the language
Czech sinhálský, Sinhálec
- sinhálskýof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- SinhálecSinhalese person
- sinhálštinathe language
Finnish singaleesi, sinhali
- singaleesiSinhalese person
- sinhalithe language
- singaleesithe language
French cinghalais, Cingalais
- cinghalaisof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- CingalaisSinhalese person
- CinghalaisSinhalese person
- SingalaisSinhalese person
- SinghalaisSinhalese person
- SrilankaisSinhalese person
- Sri-LankaisSinhalese person
- CeylanaisSinhalese person
- CingalaiseSinhalese person
- CinghalaiseSinhalese person
- SingalaiseSinhalese person
- SinghalaiseSinhalese person
- SrilankaiseSinhalese person
German singhalesisch, Singhalese
- singhalesischof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- SinghaleseSinhalese person
- SinghalesinSinhalese person
- Singhalesischthe language
Hindi सिंहली, सिंहली
- सिंहली (sĩhlī)of or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- सिंहली (sĩhlī)Sinhalese person
- सिंहली भाषा (sĩhlī bhāṣā)the language
- सिंहली (sĩhlī)the language
- सिंहाली (sĩhālī)the language
Hungarian szingaléz, szingaléz
- szingalézSinhalese person
- szingalézthe language
Irish Siolónach, Siolónach
- Siolónachof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- SiolónachSinhalese person
- Siolóinisthe language
Italian singalese, singalesi
- singaleseSinhalese person
- singalesiSinhalese person
Japanese シンハラ語
- シンハラ語 (Shinhara-go)the language
Korean 싱할라어
- 싱할라어 (Singhalla'eo)the language
Malay Sinhala, Sinhala
- Sinhalaof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- SinhalaSinhalese person
Norwegian Bokmål singalesisk, singaleser
- singalesiskof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- singaleserSinhalese person
- singalesiskthe language
Persian زبان سینهالی
- زبان سینهالیthe language
Polish syngaleski, Syngalez
- syngaleskiof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- SyngalezSinhalese person
- SyngalezkaSinhalese person
- syngaleskithe language
Portuguese cingalês, cingalês
- cingalêsof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- cingalêsSinhalese person
- cingalêsthe language
- cingaláthe language
- cingalathe language
Russian синга́льский, синга́лец
- синга́льский (singálʹskij)of or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- синга́лец (singálec)Sinhalese person
- синга́лка (singálka)Sinhalese person
- синга́льский (singálʹskij)the language
- синга́льский язы́к (singálʹskij jazýk)the language
Spanish cingalés, cingalés
- cingalésof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- cingalésSinhalese person
- cingalésthe language
Swedish singalesisk, singales
- singalesiskof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
- singalesSinhalese person
- singalesiskathe language
Tamil சிங்களர், சிங்களம்
- சிங்களர் (ciṅkaḷar)Sinhalese person
- சிங்களம் (ciṅkaḷam)the language
Thai ภาษาสิงหล
- ภาษาสิงหล (paa-săa sĭng-hŏn)the language
Turkish Seylanca
- Seylancaof or pertaining to Sri Lanka
Urdu سنگھالی
- سنگھالیthe language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Sinhalese
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Sinhalese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinhalese
MLA
“Sinhalese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinhalese. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinhalese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinhalese.
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