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Sinhala
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English
si
Alternative forms
en Cinghal archaic
Etymology
en :bor si:සිංහල 1
en si සිංහල, itself borrowed from en sa सिंहल lionlike, from sa सिंह -ल siṃhá lion 1, recorded as the name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from about the 10th to 12th century, but presumably older, as it is also the source of the name en Ceylon in western geographic tradition.
The name is sometimes glossed as "abode of lions", referring to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island ( The Asiatic Journal 20 (1836), p. 30). en Ceylon Elu.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɪnhələ/ /sɪnˈhɑːlə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Sinhala.wav US
en Sin ha la
en ɑːlə 3
Noun
-
en Sinhalese language.
Translations
language Sinhalese
Proper noun
en obsolete The island of Sri Lanka.
en Mahabharata The kingdom in the island of Sri Lanka mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Derived terms
en Singlish
Further reading
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Anagrams
en aahilns Alshain Alishan Ah Lians
en Languages Mahabharata