| 释义 |
Cingalese, a. and n.|sɪŋgəliːz|
Forms: 7 Cingala, Singale, 8 Cinglass.
[f. Skr. Siṅhalam Ceylon, siṅhalās people of Ceylon; in Tamil çiṅgaḷa; see Sinhalese n. and a.]
adj. Of Ceylon. n. A native of Ceylon; the language of Ceylon.
1613Purchas Pilgr. I. v. xvii. 460 The Singales or Native Inhabitants. Ibid., The Cingalas are very cunning Artificers in all mettalls. 1704Collect. Voy. (Churchill) II. 698/2 Two Cingaleses..hid themselves. 1868Malleson French in India i. 27 Some native Cingalese in Dutch pay. |