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sinhalese

/sɪnhəˈliːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
sin-halese
IPA
/sɪnhəˈliːz/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.

noun

A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.

Countable

noun

The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sinhala Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sinhalese From Sinhala + -ese.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Sinhalese (comparative) most Sinhalese (superlative) Singalese (alternative) Singhalese (alternative) Cinghalese (alternative) Cingalese (alternative)

Synonyms

Sinhala singhalese singhalese language sinhala language sinhalese language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sinhalese?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪnhəˈliːz/.
What does sinhalese mean?
Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Where does sinhalese come from?
Etymology tree English Sinhala Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Sinhalese From Sinhala + -ese.

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