SINHALESE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Sinhalese mean?
• SINHALESE (noun)
The noun SINHALESE has 2 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
2. the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
Familiarity information: SINHALESE used as a noun is rare.
• SINHALESE (adjective)
The adjective SINHALESE has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to the Sinhalese languages
2. of or relating to the Sinhalese people
Familiarity information: SINHALESE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SINHALESE (noun)
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Singhalese; Sinhalese
Hypernyms ("Sinhalese" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Sinhalese" is a member of...):
Ceylon; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka (a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)
Meaning:
The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Sinhala; Singhalese; Sinhalese
Hypernyms ("Sinhalese" is a kind of...):
Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)
• SINHALESE (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Singhalese; Sinhala; Sinhalese
Context example:
the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana
Pertainym:
Sinhalese (the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Sinhalese people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Sinhalese; Singhalese
Context example:
Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils
Pertainym:
Sinhalese (a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka)
