SINHALESE


Meaning of SINHALESE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.