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Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka
Sinhala (/ˈsɪnhələ, ˈsɪŋələ/ SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; Sinhala: සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), sometimes called Sinhalese (/ˌsɪn(h)əˈliːz, ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈliːz/ SIN-(h)ə-LEEZ
Sinhala_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sinhala in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sinhala may refer to: Sinhala or Sinhala dvipa, another name of Sri Lanka Sinhalese people, an ethno-linguistic
Sinhala
Native ethnic group of Sri Lanka
merging. › The Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic
Sinhalese_people
Abugida writing system of Sri Lanka
Indic text. The Sinhalese script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāwa), also known as Sinhala script, is a writing system used
Sinhala_script
Series of monarchies in Sri Lanka from 543 BCE to 1815 CE
The Sinhala kingdom or Sinhalese kingdom refers to the successive Sinhalese kingdoms that existed in what is today Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese kingdoms are
Sinhala_kingdom
Dog breed
The Sinhala Hound is a landrace of dog from Sri Lanka. The Sinhala Hound is a native dog found throughout Sri Lanka, often living in a semi-wild state
Sinhala_Hound
1956 act making Sinhala the official language in Ceylon
referred to as the Sinhala Only Act, was an act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956. The act replaced English with Sinhala as the sole official
Sinhala_Only_Act
based on Sri Lankan history Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database - www.films.lk Sinhala Films - www.sirisara.lk New Sinhala Movies National Film Corporation of
Lists_of_Sri_Lankan_films
Unit of time, usually 28 to 31 days
Moon. The Sinhalese calendar is the Buddhist calendar in Sri Lanka with Sinhala names. Each full moon Poya day marks the start of a Buddhist lunar month
Month
Slang of the South Asian language
Indic text. Sinhala slang is used by speakers of the Sinhala language in Sri Lanka, as well as many other Sinhala-speaking individuals. Sinhala dialects
Sinhala_slang
Numerals of the South Asian language
Sinhala numerals, are the units of the numeral system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Sinhala language in modern-day Sri Lanka. It had
Sinhala_numerals
Linguistic feature
can only be used in the literary language and play an essential part in Sinhala literature. Usually, the word is replaced by its "tatsama" counterpart
Sinhala_honorifics
Unicode character block
Sinhala is a Unicode block containing characters for the Sinhala and Pali languages of Sri Lanka, and is also used for writing Sanskrit in Sri Lanka. The
Sinhala_(Unicode_block)
Sinhala language software for computers have been present since the late 1980s (Samanala written in C) but no standard character representation system
History_of_Sinhala_software
Political party in Sri Lanka
Sinhala Ravaya (Sinhala: සිංහල රාවය, transl. Sound of Sinhalese) is a far-right, ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist political party, which in alliance
Sinhala_Ravaya
Political ideology in Sri Lanka
Hindu-Buddhist Friendship Society. In recent times the relationship between Sinhala Buddhist Nationalists and Sri Lankan Catholics has improved over several
Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
Sinhalese_Buddhist_nationalism
Braille system for the Sinhala language
Sinhala Braille is one of the many Bharati braille alphabets. While it largely conforms to the letter values of other Bharati alphabets, it diverges in
Sinhala_Braille
Sri Lankan new year holiday
Sinhala New Year, known as Aluth Awurudda (Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sinhala, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the
Sinhalese_New_Year
The main languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil. Several languages are spoken in Sri Lanka within the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Austronesian[citation
Languages_of_Sri_Lanka
List of Sinhala language idioms
Sinhala idioms (Sinhala: රූඩි, rūḍi) and colloquial expressions that are widely used to communicate figuratively, as with any other developed language
Sinhala_idioms_and_proverbs
of Indic text. Sinhala words of Tamil origin came about as part of the more than 2000 years of language interactions between Sinhala and Tamil in the
List of Sinhala words of Tamil origin
List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Tamil_origin
Most populous city of Sri Lanka
Colombo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/ kə-LUM-boh; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanised: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanised: Koḻumpu, IPA: [koɻumbɯ]) is the largest
Colombo
Endangered language of Sri Lanka
and Sinhala, from whom they increasingly borrowed words and synthetic features, yielding the cumulative effect that Vedda resembles Tamil and Sinhala in
Vedda_language
Country in South Asia
Lanka's population is 22 million; with the Sinhalese people, who speak the Sinhala language, forming the vast majority—while Tamil is spoken by the large
Sri_Lanka
games, most notably the 'Colombo Ride' game series which is the first Sinhala mobile game to be created. The second installment, Colombo Ride 2.0 won
Game_Technology_Solutions
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: Śrī Lankā; Tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is
Names_of_Sri_Lanka
standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of Portuguese origin came about
List of Sinhala words of Portuguese origin
List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Portuguese_origin
Sri Lankan journalist, writer (1890–1976)
Martin Wickramasinghe, MBE (commonly known as Martin Wickramasinghe) (Sinhala: මාර්ටින් වික්රමසිංහ) (29 May 1890 – 23 July 1976) was a Sri Lankan journalist
Martin_Wickramasinghe
Indian actress and dancer
Lalitha (21 January 1930 – 1982) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the eldest of the three "Travancore Sisters"—Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. She
Lalitha_(actress)
Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil, the dominant languages of the country. During the first decade
Cinema_of_Sri_Lanka
Indian actress
Ragini (27 March 1937 – 14 December 1976) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the youngest of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini
Ragini_(actress)
This is a list of Sinhala words of Dutch origin. Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. An exception
List of Sinhala words of Dutch origin
List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Dutch_origin
State in eastern India
kingdom prince, conquered Lanka (modern-day Sri Lanka) and named the country Sinhala kingdom. The kingdom of Magadha was formed in the 7th century BCE, consisting
West_Bengal
Keyboard layout for the Sinhala language
Sinhala input methods are ways of writing the Sinhala language, spoken primarily in Sri Lanka, using a computer. Sinhala input methods can be broadly classified
Sinhala_input_methods
Web mapping service
Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhala, Thai, Lao, Burmese, Khmer, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Google_Maps
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
Russian, Sardinian, Serbian, Shona, Silesian, Simplified Chinese (China), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Sorani Kurdish, Spanish, Spanish (Spain), Swahili
South Asian ethnic group
have been strained. Rising ethnic and political tensions following the Sinhala Only Act, along with ethnic pogroms carried out by Sinhalese mobs in 1956
Sri_Lankan_Tamils
Sri Lankan airline and telecommunications executive (1964–2026)
Kapila Chandrasena (Sinhala: කපිල චන්ද්රසේන; December 1964 – 8 May 2026) was a Sri Lankan airline and telecommunications executive. He served as the
Kapila_Chandrasena
Indian-Sri Lankan actress (born 1981)
former actress who has primarily appeared in Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema. Pooja was born on June 25, 1981, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pooja's
Pooja_Umashankar
List of loanwords
native languages of Indonesia, Mauritian Creole, Tagalog, Russian, and Sinhala and Dhivehi. Tamil loanwords in Ancient Greek came about due to the interactions
Tamil loanwords in other languages
Tamil_loanwords_in_other_languages
Political party in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala Maha Sabha (Sinhala: සිංහල මහා සභා, lit. 'Sinhalese Great Assembly') was a political party in colonial-era Ceylon founded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Sinhala_Maha_Sabha
Name list
Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer and rugby player Malcolm Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Manoj Rodrigo (born 1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Nalin
Rodrigo
National anthem of Sri Lanka
The "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā
Sri_Lanka_Matha
Culinary traditions of Sri Lanka
Colombo and literally means 'chopped roti'. Hoppers (appam in Tamil, appa in Sinhala) are based on a fermented batter, usually made of rice flour and coconut
Sri_Lankan_cuisine
Ethnic group
languages, with the corresponding terms in Sanskrit, Hindi, Odia, and Sinhala to demonstrate the similarities. Note that the Romani numerals 7 through
Romani_people
1997 Sri Lankan film
Visidela (The Fishing Net) (Sinhala: විසිදෑල) is a 1997 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama romance film directed by H. D. Premaratne and produced by Soma Edirisinghe
Visidela
Moors Indian/Malayaga Tamils Sinhala, an Indo-Aryan language, is the first language of Sinhalese people. Unlike Tamil Sinhala language is not found in India
Demographics_of_Sri_Lanka
Andean record-keeping system using knotted cords
Western Arabic Eastern Arabic Bengali Devanagari Gujarati Gurmukhi Odia Sinhala Tamil Malayalam Telugu Kannada Dzongkha Tibetan Balinese Burmese Javanese
Quipu
British Crown colony (1793–1948); now Sri Lanka
British Ceylon (Sinhala: බ්රිතාන්ය ලංකාව, romanised: Britānya Langkāwa; Tamil: பிரித்தானிய இலங்கை, romanised: Biritthāṉiya Ilaṅkai), officially British
British_Ceylon
International radio division of the BBC
9 MHz. The largest audiences are in English, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Bengali, Sinhala, Tamil, Marathi and other major languages of South Asia, where BBC broadcasters
BBC_World_Service
Educational qualification in Sri Lanka
exam is usually held in December. The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English. The exam is the basic Certificate awarded in Sri Lanka
GCE Ordinary Level in Sri Lanka
GCE_Ordinary_Level_in_Sri_Lanka
past, the many composite or hybrid place names and the juxtaposition of Sinhala and Tamil placenames reflected the coexistence of people of both language
Sri Lankan place name etymology
Sri_Lankan_place_name_etymology
Species of ant
Carebara sinhala is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka. "Carebara sinhala". at antwiki.org v t e
Carebara_sinhala
Characterization of actions against Tamils in Sri Lanka as genocide
destruction committed against the Tamil population in Sri Lanka during the Sinhala–Tamil ethnic conflict beginning in 1956, particularly during the Sri Lankan
Tamil_genocide
Tamil cinema in Sri Lanka is not as developed as Sinhala cinema or its Indian counterpart, the Tamil cinema of Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This
Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala cinema
Sri_Lankan_Tamils_in_Sinhala_cinema
Species of moth
Agdistopis sinhala is a moth of the family Macropiratidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Japan and Taiwan. The species was
Agdistopis_sinhala
Sri Lankan literary organization
he asserted that anyone who spoke Sinhala and lived in Sinhala territory, regardless of their ancestry, was Sinhala. He further argued that while religion
Hela_Havula
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956 to 1959
communist states. He implemented a new language policy, the Sinhala Only Act, making Sinhala the sole official language of the country, creating much controversy
S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike
Indian writer and politician (1924–2018)
a resolution at the DMK council in Chidambaram denouncing Sri Lanka's 'Sinhala Only policy'. He was acquainted with S.J.V. Chelvanayakam and was close
M._Karunanidhi
A Sinhalese name or Sinhala name may contain two or three parts: a patronymic, one or more given names, and sometimes a surname, which was often absent
Sinhalese_name
Proposed independent state in Sri Lanka
the Sinhala Only Act, was passed in the Sri Lankan Parliament in 1956. The act replaced English as the official language of Sri Lanka with Sinhala; due
Tamil_Eelam
Sri Lankan academic
veteran professor of Sinhala, and a bright student of the Peradeniya University. After that he functioned as the dean of the Sinhala Language Faculty of
Sucharitha_Gamlath
2017 Sri Lankan film
(Sinhalese: ධර්මයුද්ධය; transl. War for Justice) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language crime thriller film directed by Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV
Dharmayuddhaya
2026 Sri Lankan film
Dharmayuddhaya 2 (ධර්මයුද්ධය 2) is a 2026 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language crime thriller film directed by Aruna Jayawardene and produced by the MTV Channel
Dharmayuddhaya_2
Sri Lankan poet and historian (1925–2017)
Siri Gunasinghe (Sinhala: සිරි ගුණසිංහ; 18 February 1925 – 25 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan academic, poet, Sanskritist, art historian, author and filmmaker
Siri_Gunasinghe
David S Jayasekera was a Head Master and Sinhala teacher at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia. Jayasekera was born in Dompe and educated at St. Joseph's
D._S._Jayasekera
Email service provided by Google
Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino), Tamil, Telugu
Gmail
Indo-Aryan language native to the Maldives
script. Dhivehi is a descendant of Elu Prakrit and is closely related to Sinhala, but not mutually intelligible with it. Many languages have influenced
Dhivehi_language
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages
negligible difference with similarity to Iranian (39.3%). He also calculated Sinhala–Dhivehi to be the most divergent Indo-Aryan branch. Nevertheless, the modern
Indo-Aryan_languages
also Sinhala texts that were written to translate and explain the Pali Buddhist teachings to those who did not have knowledge of Pali. The Sinhala language
Buddhism_in_Sri_Lanka
Makara (Sinhala: මකරා) is a short story written in Sinhala by Sri Lankan writer Anandasiri Kalapugama. In 1975, this short story won the first prize of
Makara_(short_story)
Sri Lankan actor (1958–2023)
referred to as Sakalakala Sakwithi in Sinhala cinema 'King of All Arts'. Also considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema and one of the most popular
Jackson_Anthony
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
Buddhism) and Ardhamagadhi (Jainism), along with Magadhi, Maharashtri, Sinhala, Sauraseni and Niya (Gandhari), emerge in the Middle Indo-Aryan stage in
Sanskrit
Indian whip-sword
surul val (coiling sword) and surul pattakatti (coiling machete). In Sinhala, it is known as ethunu kaduwa. The hilt of an urumi is constructed from
Urumi
2020 song by Satheeshan and Dulan ARX
"Manike Mage Hithe" (Sinhala: මැණිකේ මගේ හිතේ, lit. 'Precious in My Mind') is a Sri Lankan Sinhala-language song by Yohani, Satheeshan Rathnayaka, Dulan
Manike_Mage_Hithe
Discography of Indian singer Hariharan
This article includes the discography of Indian singer and composer Hariharan. Listed are all the albums and the notable film songs sung by him in order
Hariharan_discography
Musical artist
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera (Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician. One of the best
Nanda_Malini
Public school in Colombo, Sri Lanka
English; however with Sinhala becoming the official language along with Tamil, the medium of education was changed to Sinhala and Tamil. In 2002 English
Royal_College,_Colombo
1986 Kannada film by M.S. Rajashekar
Mannan and Gharana Mogudu (both in 1992), in Hindi as Laadla (1994), in Sinhala as Mal Hathai (1996), in Odia as Sindura Nuhein Khela Ghara (2002), in
Anuraga_Aralithu
to the Elphinstone Dramatic Company of India. Nurthi is the colloquial Sinhala form of the Sanskrit term "Nritya". The music of Nurthi was based on North
Music_of_Sri_Lanka
Conflict-related sexual violence affecting Tamil ethnic group
girl was raped by 5 Sinhala men; and yet another girl was also raped. On Karadupona Estate a Tamil worker was murdered by a Sinhala mob. Another Tamil
Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka
Sexual_violence_against_Tamils_in_Sri_Lanka
City in the United Arab Emirates
Persian, Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Balochi, Tulu, Kannada, Sinhala, Marathi, Telugu, Tagalog, and Chinese, in addition to many others. Article
Dubai
Sri Lankan Author
March 1985) (known as G.B Senanayake) (Sinhala: ජී.බී. සේනානායක) was a prominent Sinhala author who portrayed Sinhala middle-class life in his novels. He
G._B._Senanayake
Historical chronicle of Sri Lanka
sent manuscripts of it and other Sri Lankan chronicles (written in mainly Sinhala language being the main language of Sri Lanka) to Europe for translation
Mahāvaṃsa
Australian multinational proprietary software company
Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Simplified Chinese, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Strayan, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish
Canva
Alliance of public service media entities
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; French: Union européenne de radio-télévision, UER) is an alliance of public service media organisations in countries
European_Broadcasting_Union
2026 Sri Lankan film
Father (Sinhala: ෆාදර්) is a 2026 Sri Lankan Sinhala gangster film directed by Chaminda Jayasuriya and produced by Dr. Shantha Geethadeva for Emica Productions
Father_(2026_film)
During the Dutch period (1638-1796), the first Bible translations into Sinhala language were produced. Simon Kat and Wilhelmus Conijn translated the Gospels
Bible translations into Sinhala
Bible_translations_into_Sinhala
Muslim ethnic minority in Sri Lanka
இலங்கைச் சோனகர், romanized: Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; Arwi: اَیلَیچْ چٗونَكَرْ; Sinhala: ලංකා යෝනක, romanized: Lanka Yonaka; formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially
Sri_Lankan_Moors
Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka (1976–2009)
Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊලාම් විමුක්ති කොටි සංවිධානය, romanized: Demaḷa īlām vimukti koṭi
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
State in western India
ΒΑΡΓΟΣΗΣ" ("The sramana master from Barygaza in India"). The progenitor of the Sinhala language is believed to have been Prince Vijaya, son of King Simhabahu
Gujarat
Political party in Sri Lanka
New Sinhala Heritage (Sinhala: Nava Sihala Urumaya) is a Sri Lankan political party founded in 2006 by former United National Party member Sarath Manamendra
New_Sinhala_Heritage
Process of growing Sinhala influence on non-Sinhala populations
Sinhalisation is a term derived from Sinhala that has a number of meanings in Sri Lanka. It mainly refers to the assimilation into Sinhalese culture in
Sinhalisation
2022 Sri Lankan film
Maariya (also known as The Ocean Angel) (Sinhala: මාරියා, romanized: Maariya) is a 2022 Sri Lankan Sinhala thriller film directed by Aruna Jayawardene
Maria_(2022_film)
2016 Indian film
The movie was remade in Sinhala in 2019 also titled U Turn—thereby becoming the second Kannada movie to be remade in Sinhala after Anuraga Aralithu. The
U_Turn_(2016_film)
Species of butterfly
Nacaduba sinhala, the Pale Ceylon line blue, or Ceylon six-lineblue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Western Ghats complex (Western
Nacaduba_sinhala
Indigenous people in Sri Lanka
template Infobox ethnic group is being considered for merging. › The Vedda (Sinhala: වැද්දා [ˈvædːaː]; Tamil: வேடர் (Vēḍar)), or Wanniyalaeto, are a minority
Vedda
1982 novel by Colin De Silva
The Winds of Sinhala is a historical novel, written by Sri Lankan novelist Colin De Silva, and published in 1982. The story is set in Sri Lanka in the
Winds_of_Sinhala
Sri Lankan historian
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri (also spelled Devasiri)(Sinhala: ආචාර්ය නිර්මාල් රංජිත් දේවසිරි ) born on 18 October 1965 is a Professor at the Department of
Nirmal_Ranjith_Dewasiri
Lakdasa Wikkramasinha (Sinhala: ලක්දාස වික්රමසිංහ; 1941–1978) was a Sri Lankan poet who wrote in English and Sinhala, and is known for his fusion of the
Lakdhas_Wikkrama_Sinha
SINHALA
SINHALA
SINHALA
SINHALA
Boy/Male
Arabic, Christian, Irish
Baker; The Land
Female
Hindi/Indian
(पूरà¥à¤£à¤¿à¤®à¤¾) Hindi name PURNIMA means "full moon."
Male
Hindi/Indian
(शंकर) Modern form of Hindi Shankara, SHANKAR means "makes good luck."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aathmika | ஆதà¯à®®à®¿à®•à®¾
Related to aathma, Soul
Girl/Female
Muslim
Just. Honest. Equal.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lady
Boy/Male
American, English, Finnish, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Lord; Ruler; Break by Twisting; Baskets of Fish; Master; Pet Form of Patricia; Husband
Girl/Female
Latin American
Bom in the spring.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi, Good news, Desire, Hope
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Smart; Talented
SINHALA
SINHALA
SINHALA
SINHALA
SINHALA