Definition
Relating to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) or its people, language, or culture; an older spelling of Sinhalese.
Etymology
From Cingala, an older name for the Sinhala people of Ceylon/Sri Lanka, + -ese (suffix meaning 'people or language of'). The spelling reflects the Portuguese colonization of Sri Lanka.
Kelly Says
Cingalese appears in older English texts written during British colonial rule in Sri Lanka, showing how English spelling reflects the era of colonization and how country names change with independence—Sri Lanka's Sinhala people now prefer 'Sinhalese.'
Translations
ARالعربية
لغة السينغالية
la-gu-ha-l-sin-ga-li-ya
CACatalà
singalès
sin-ga-les
CSČeština
singalesky
sin-ga-les-ky
DADansk
singalesisk
sin-ga-le-sis
DEDeutsch
Singalesisch
sin-ga-le-sch
ELΕλληνικά
Σιγκαλέζος
sin-ga-le-zos
ESEspañol
cingalés
sin-ga-lehs
FISuomi
singhala
sin-ha-la
FRFrançais
cingalais
sɛ̃-ɡa-lɛ
HEעברית
סינגליז
sin-gali-tz
HUMagyar
szingaléz
sin-ga-le-z
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahasa Sinhala
ba-ha-sa sin-ha-la
IGIG
Singalese
sin-ga-leese
ITItaliano
cingalese
cin-ga-le-ze
MSBahasa Melayu
Singala
sin-ga-la
MYမြန်မာ
စင်္ghal
sin-ghal
NLNederlands
Singalees
sin-ga-leess
NONorsk
singalesisk
sin-ga-le-sis
PLPolski
singaleski
sin-ga-les-ki
PTPortuguês
cingalês
sin-ga-les
RORomână
sinhaleză
sin-ha-le-za
RUРусский
сингальский
sin-gal-skiy
SVSvenska
singalesiska
sin-ga-le-si-ska
SWKiswahili
Singali
sin-ga-li
TAதமிழ்
சிங்கேயன்
sin-ga-yan
THไทย
ภาษาสิงคโปร์
pha-sa-sing-kpo
TLTL
Singalese
sin-ga-leese
TRTürkçe
Singal dili
sin-ga-l di-li
UKУкраїнська
сингальська
sin-gal-ska
VITiếng Việt
tiếng Singhalese
tieng sin-ga-le-ze
YOYO
Singalese
sin-ga-leese
ZUZU
Singalez
sin-ga-leze