English adjective: Sinhalese | |||
1. | Sinhalese of or relating to the Sinhalese languages | ||
Samples | The Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana. | ||
Synonyms | Singhalese, Sinhala | ||
2. | Sinhalese of or relating to the Sinhalese people | ||
Samples | Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils. | ||
Synonyms | Singhalese | ||
English noun: Sinhalese | |||
1. | Sinhalese (person) a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka | ||
Synonyms | Singhalese | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Asian, Asiatic | ||
Member meronym | Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka | ||
2. | Sinhalese (communication) the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka | ||
Synonyms | Singhalese, Sinhala | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Sanskrit, Sanskritic language | ||