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Sinhalese (adj.)
also
Singhalese
, "pertaining to Sri Lanka," 1797, from Sanskrit
Sinhala
"Sri Lanka, Ceylon," from
simhala-
, literally "of lions," from
simhah
"lion." As the name of a language spoken there, it is attested from 1801.
