Associations to the word «Sinhala»

Wiktionary

SINHALA, proper noun. The indigenous language of the majority people of Sri Lanka.
SINHALA, proper noun. An ancient name for the island of Sri Lanka.
SINHALA, proper noun. (Mahabharata) The kingdom in the island of Sri Lanka mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Dictionary definition

SINHALA, noun. The Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka.
SINHALA, adjective. Of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats