Main Entry: Sin·ha·lese

Variant(s): or Sin·gha·lese \ˌsiŋ-gə-ˈlēz, ˌsin-(h)ə-, -ˈlēs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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