Search Result for "singhalese":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka;
[syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese]
2. the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka;
[syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese, Sinhala]
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. of or relating to the Sinhalese languages;
- Example: "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana"
[syn: Sinhala, Singhalese, Sinhalese]
2. of or relating to the Sinhalese people;
- Example: "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils"
[syn: Singhalese, Sinhalese]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Singhalese \Sin`gha*lese"\, n. & a. [Skr. Si[mtil]hala Ceylon.] (Ethnol.) Same as Cingalese. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cingalese \Cin`ga*lese"\, n. sing. & pl. [Cf. F. Cingalais.] A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [Written also Singhalese.] [1913 Webster] Note: Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general. [1913 Webster]
