transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or Sin·gha·lese ˌsiŋ-gə-ˈlēz, ˌsin-(h)ə-, -ˈlēs
( 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