Pāli Dictionary

sīhaḷa1

approximate

sīhastemaḷasuffix

Part of speech

adjective


general

  • appartenant au Sri Lanka (Ceylan); cingalais

  • belonging to Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Sinhalese (adjective)

sīhaḷa2

approximate

sīhastemaḷasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • un Cingalais

  • a Sinhalese (person from Sri Lanka)

Encyclopedia

Sīhala
Other
  • Le nom donné à Vijaya et ses compagnons, fondateurs du peuple cinghalais, dérivant dit-on du meurtre d un lion par Sīhabāhu, puis appliqué généralement aux habitants du Sri Lanka pour les distinguer des Damiḷā.

  • The name given to Vijaya and his companions, founders of the Sinhalese people, said to derive from Sīhabāhu’s slaying of a lion, and thereafter applied to the inhabitants of Sri Lanka generally as distinct from the Damiḷā.

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