ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ
ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ
Sinhala
සිංහල; Siṁhala
ᱨᱟᱹᱲ	ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:IPA-si
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ	ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ
ᱡᱟᱹᱛ	ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ	᱑᱗�00 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ (᱒᱐᱑᱒); ᱓ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ (᱒᱐᱑᱒)
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ	Indo-European ᱤᱱᱫᱳᱼᱤᱨᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱤᱱᱫᱳᱼᱟᱨᱡᱚ Southern Zone Insular Indic ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ; ; ; ; ;
	Elu
Dialects	ᱵᱮᱫ (perhaps a creole);
ᱚᱞ ᱛᱚᱦᱚᱨ	ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱪᱤᱞᱤ; ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱵᱽᱨᱮᱭᱤᱞ (ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛᱤ ᱵᱽᱨᱮᱭᱤᱞ);
ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱮᱛ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ	ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ
ISO 639-1	si
ISO 639-2	sin
ISO 639-3	sin
ᱜᱞᱳᱴᱳᱞᱳᱜᱽ	sinh1246
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ	59-ABB-a

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ (ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ: සිංහල) ᱫᱚ ᱤᱱᱫᱳᱼᱤᱣᱨᱳᱯᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤᱱᱫᱳᱼᱟᱨᱡᱚ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱑.᱖ ᱠᱳᱴᱤ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ^[᱓]^[᱑] ᱾ ᱒᱐᱐᱑ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱔᱐ ᱞᱟᱠᱷ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱯᱳᱭᱞᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ^[᱔] ᱾ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱛᱮᱠᱚ ᱚᱞᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱬᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱵᱨᱚᱦᱚᱢᱤ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾^[᱕]

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱟᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱛᱷᱮᱨᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱵᱩᱫᱫᱷᱚ ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱫ ᱦᱟᱨᱟᱼᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱜᱚᱸᱲᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾

ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱬᱮ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ ᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱨᱤᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱩᱫᱫᱷᱚ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱤ (BCE) ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱝᱠᱨᱤᱛ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ; ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱟᱹ, "ᱠᱩᱞ" ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱝᱠᱨᱤᱛ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ^[᱖] ᱾ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱚᱵᱚᱛ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱫᱤᱯ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱝᱠᱨᱤᱛ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾^{[ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱭᱟᱹᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ]}

ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱨᱥᱚᱝ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱰᱨᱟᱵᱷᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱳᱱᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱚᱱᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱜᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱱᱫᱳᱼᱟᱨᱡᱚ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱴᱟᱜᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱰᱨᱟᱵᱷᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱮ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱾

ᱤᱣᱨᱳᱯᱤᱭᱚ ᱚᱨᱥᱚᱝ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱩᱯᱚᱱᱤᱵᱮᱥ ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱱᱮᱵᱮᱛᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱭᱢᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱯᱳᱨᱛᱩᱜᱤᱡᱽ, ᱰᱟᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱚᱞ ᱛᱚᱦᱚᱨ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōvan) means "welcome", literally wishing one a long life

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ, ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱦᱳᱫᱤᱭᱟ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱵᱨᱚᱦᱚᱢᱤ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱨᱚᱱᱛᱷᱚ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱜᱟᱹᱦᱤᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾

ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱪᱤᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱜᱩᱴ ᱖᱐ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱑᱘ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱔᱒ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ, ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ (ᱥᱩᱫᱫᱷᱚ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ) ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱕᱗ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ (᱑᱖ ᱨᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱨ ᱔᱑ ᱠᱮᱪᱮᱫ) ᱜᱮ ᱫᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱟ ᱾

ᱥᱟᱶᱦᱮᱫ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱭᱢᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱝᱦᱚᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱩᱛᱷᱱᱟᱹᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱥᱤᱤ (BCE) ᱨᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ ᱚᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

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ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

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Sinhala Dictionary Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱙-᱐᱘-᱐᱕ at the Wayback Machine.
Sinhala Script Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱘-᱑᱑-᱐᱑ at the Wayback Machine.
Sinhala dictionary (Beta)
Sinhala for iOS
Sinhala Dictionary for Android

ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

↑ ^᱑.᱐ ^᱑.᱑ ^᱑.᱒ "Sinhala". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Sinhala". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (help)
↑ "Census of Population and Housing 2011". www.statistics.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing 2001" (PDF). Statistics.gov.lk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
↑ Jayarajan, Paul M. (1976-01-01). History of the Evolution of the Sinhala Alphabet (in ᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱮᱡᱤ). Colombo Apothecaries' Company, Limited.
↑ Caldwell, Robert (1875). "A comparative grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages". London: Trübner & Co.: 86. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[ethnologuesinhala-1] ᱑.᱐ ^᱑.᱑ ^᱑.᱒ "Sinhala". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-04-06.

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Sinhala". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (help)

[3] "Census of Population and Housing 2011". www.statistics.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2017-04-06.

[4] "Census of Population and Housing 2001" (PDF). Statistics.gov.lk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

[auto2-5] Jayarajan, Paul M. (1976-01-01). History of the Evolution of the Sinhala Alphabet (in ᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱮᱡᱤ). Colombo Apothecaries' Company, Limited.

[6] Caldwell, Robert (1875). "A comparative grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian Family of Languages". London: Trübner & Co.: 86. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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