Singhalese

Sing·ha·lese  (sngg-lz, -ls)

n. & adj.

A variant of Sinhalese.

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Singhalese [ˌsɪŋəˈliːz]

n pl -leses, -lese

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) a variant spelling of Sinhalese

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Singhalese - a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka Sinhalese Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
	2.	Singhalese - the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka Sinhala, Sinhalese Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
Adj.	1.	Singhalese - of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana" Sinhala, Sinhalese
	2.	Singhalese - of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils" Sinhalese

Translations

Singhalese [ˌsɪŋgəˈliːz]

A. ADJ → cingalés

B. N

1. (= person) → cingalés/esa m/f

2. (Ling) → cingalés m

Singhalese

adj → singhalesisch; he is Singhalese → er ist Singhalese

n

→ Singhalese m, → Singhalesin f

(Ling) → Singhalesisch nt