adj.
Variant: or Sin · gha · lese
Pronunciation: ˌ si ŋ -g ə - ' l ē z, ˌ sin-(h) ə -, - ' l ē s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Sinhalese or Singhalese
Date: 1598
1 : a member of a people that inhabit Sri Lanka and form a major part of its population
2 : the Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people
– Sinhalese or Sin · ghalese adjective