Sinhala

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(sin hä′lə)

adjective

Sinhalese ()

noun

Sinhalese ()

See Sinhala in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Sinhala or Sin·ha·las
  1. A Sinhalese.
  2. The Sinhalese language.

Origin:

Origin: Sinhala Siṇhala

Origin: , from Sanskrit siṁhalaḥ, Sri Lanka

Origin: , from siṁhaḥ, lion (perhaps from the former presence of lions there)

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