Sinhala words of Portuguese origin
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This article is about Sinhala words of Portuguese
origin.
Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. Exception from the standard are the romanization
of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops.
There are over 100 words in the following list.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
origin.
Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. Exception from the standard are the romanization
Romanization
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of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops.
There are over 100 words in the following list.
| Sinhala | සිංහල | Meaning | Portuguese | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| äbäärtuva | ඇබෑර්තුව | Vacancy | aberto | Open, Vacant | Trade |
| agōstu | අගෝස්තු | August | Agosto | August | Daily |
| alavaṃguva | අලවංගුව | Crow-bar | alavanca | Lever | Daily |
| almāriya | අල්මාරිය | Almirah, wardrobe | armário | Wardrobe, Cabinet | Daily |
| alpenetta | ඇල්පෙනිත්ත | Pin | alfinete | Pin | Daily |
| alugōsuvā | අලුගෝසුවා | Executioner | algoz | Executioner | Administration |
| amandäl/mandäl | Almond | amêndoa | Almond | Food | |
| annāsi | අන්නාසි | Pineapple | ananás | Pineapple | Food |
| arumōsam | අරුමෝසම් | Decorative, fancy | armação | Setting, Truss | Daily |
| avāna | අවාන | Fan | abano | Fan | Daily |
| avel (aeta) | hazel (nut) | avelã | hazelnut | Food | |
| bolot | Acorn | bolota | Acorn | Daily | |
| bāldiya | බාල්දිය | Bucket | balde | Bucket | Daily |
| bankolot | Bankruptcy | bancarrota | Bankruptcy | Daily | |
| baṃkuva | බංකුව | Bench | banco | Bench | Daily |
| bandésiya | බන්දේසිය | Tray | bandeja | Tray | Daily |
| bastama | බස්තම | Walking stick | bastão | Stick | Daily |
| battala | බත්තල | Lighter | batelão | Lighter | Daily |
| bayinettuva | බයිනෙත්තුව | Bayonet | baioneta | Bayonet | Military |
| bēbaddā | බේබද්දා | Drunkard | bêbado | Drunkard | Daily |
| bōnikkā | බෝනික්කා | Doll | boneca | Doll | Daily |
| bōrdaya | බෝර්දය | Border | borda | Brim, Border | Daily |
| bostāduva | Slap | bofetada | Slap | Daily | |
| bottama | බොත්තම | Button | botão | Button | Daily |
| būruvā | බූරුවා | Donkey | burro | Donkey | Animal |
| cinēlaya | චිනේලය | Slipper | chinela | Slipper | Daily |
| dāduva | දාදුව | Dice | dado | Dice | Daily |
| didālaya | දිදාලය | Thimble | dedal | Thimble | Daily |
| diyamantiya | දියමන්තිය | Diamond | diamante | Diamond | Daily |
| espētuwa | Roasting spit | espeto | Spit | Daily | |
| gāncuva | ගාන්චුව | Hook (of a belt, bracelet) | gancho | Hook | Daily |
| gāstuva | ගාස්තුව | Fee | gasto | Expense | Daily |
| gääruppuva | ගෑරප්පුව | Fork | garfo | Fork | Daily |
| gōvaa | ගෝවා | Cabbage | couve | Cabbage, Sprouts | Food |
| hōrāva | හෝරාව | Hour | hora | Hour | Daily |
| iskōlaya | ඉස්කෝලය | School | escola | School | Daily |
| janēlaya | ජනේලය | Window | janela | Window | Construction |
| kabāya | කබාය | Coat | capa | Cloak | Daily |
| kaldērama | කල්දේරම | Cauldron | caldeirão | Cauldron | Daily |
| kavalāru | Cavalier | cavaleiro | Cavalier | Food | |
| karadamungu | කරදමුංගු | Cardamom | cardamomo | Cardamom | Food |
| karattaya | කරත්තය | Carriage, Cart | carreta | Carriage | Daily |
| kasādaya | කසාදය | Marriage | casada | Married | Daily |
| kānuva | කානුව | Drain, gutter | cano | Pipe | Construction |
| kendiya | Candle | candeia | Lamp | Daily | |
| kēju | කේජු | Cheese | queijo | Cheese | Food |
| kēntiya | කේන්තිය | Anger | quente | Hot | Daily |
| kolēgā, kolēgayā | Colleague | colega | Colleague | Daily | |
| kōndēsiya | කොන්දේසිය | Condition | condição | Condition | Daily |
| kōntaraya | කෝන්තරය | Grudge | contra | Against | Daily |
| koral | කොරල් | Coral | coral | Coral | Daily |
| kōvaya | කෝවය | Pipe (for smoking) | cova | Pipe | Daily |
| kuluna | කුලුන | column | coluna | Column | Daily |
| kūññaya | කූඤ්ඤය | Wedge | cunha | Wedge | Daily |
| kurusaya | කුරුසය | Cross | cruz | Cross | Religious |
| kussiya | කුස්සිය | Kitchen | cozinha | Kitchen | Daily |
| lansa | ලන්ස | Lance | lança | Lance | Military |
| lantääruma | ලන්තෑරුම | Lantern | lanterna | Lantern | Daily |
| lensōluva | Bedsheet | lençol | Bedsheet | Daily | |
| lēnsuva | ලේන්සුව | Handkerchief | lenço | Handkerchief | Daily |
| lisa | ලේන්සුව | List | liça | List | Daily |
| lusa | ලුස | Light | luz | Light | Daily |
| madiriññā | මාදිරිඤ්ඤා | Godmother | madrinha | Godmother | Daily |
| mamol | marble | mármore | marble | Daily | |
| mantēga | Butter | manteiga | Butter | Daily | |
| mēs | මේස් | Socks | meias | Socks | Daily |
| mēsaya | මේසය | Table | mesa | Table | Daily |
| nābu | Turnip | nabo | turnip | Food | |
| nattala | නත්තල | Christmas | natal | Christmas | Religious |
| nōs | Nutmeg | noz | nutmeg | Nutmeg | |
| pān | පාන් | Bread | pão | Bread | Food |
| pāskuva | පාස්කුව | Easter | Páscoa | Easter | Religious |
| pāttayā | පාත්තයා | Goose | pata | duck | Daily |
| padiriññā | පාදිරිඤ්ඤා | Godfather | padrinho | Godfather | Daily |
| pastääla | පස්තෑල | Pie | pastelão | Pastry | Food |
| pedarēruvā | පෙදරේරුවා | Mason | pedreiro | Mason | Daily |
| penēraya | පෙනේරය | Sieve | peneira | Sieve | Daily |
| perekadōruvā | පෙරකදෝරුවා | Proctor | procurador | Proctor | Daily |
| pintūraya | පින්තූරය | Picture | pintura | Painting, Picture | Daily |
| pipiñña | පිපිඤ්ඤා | Cucumber | pepino | Cucumber | Food |
| pistōlaya | පිස්තෝලය | Pistol | pistola | Pistol | Army |
| pīrisiya | පීරිසිය | Saucer | pires | Saucer | Daily |
| pītta | පීත්ත | Ribbon | fita | Ribbon | Daily |
| pōranuwa | පෝරණුව | Oven, kiln | forno | Oven | Daily |
| prāskuva | ප්‍රාස්කුව | Flask | frasco | Flask | Daily |
| punīlaya | පුනීලය | Funnel | funil | Funnel | Daily |
| rābu | රාබු | Radish | rábano | Radish | Food |
| raivaya | Anger | raiva | Anger | Daily | |
| rēndaya | රේන්දය | Lace | renda | Lace | Daily |
| rōdaya | රෝදය | Wheel | roda | Wheel | Daily |
| rōsa | රෝස | Rose, Pink | rosa | Rose, Pink | Daily |
| saban | සබන් | Soap | sabão | Soap | Daily |
| salādaya | සලාදය | Salad | salada | Salad | Food |
| sapattuva | සපත්තුව | Shoe | sapato | Shoe | Daily |
| sāya | සාය | Skirt | saia | Skirt | Daily |
| seda | silk | seda | silk | Daily | |
| senil | senile | senil | senile | Daily | |
| sēriyā | mermaid | sereia | mermaid | Daily | |
| sidādiya | සිදාදිය | City | cidade | City | Administration |
| simenti | Cement | cimento | Cement | Daily | |
| sinsēruva | ashtray | cizeiro | ashtray | Daily | |
| sintuva | Belt | cinto | belt | Daily | |
| sīnuva | සීනුව | Bell | sino | Bell | Daily |
| siññō | සිඤ්ඤෝ | Sir | senhor | Sir | Daily |
| sitāsi | සිතාසි | Summons | citação | Monition | Administration |
| soldāduvā | සොල්දාදුවා | Soldier | soldado | Soldier | Military |
| sumānaya | සුමානය | Week | semana | Week | Daily |
| sukiri | සූකිරි | Sugar | açúcar | Sugar | Food |
| tambōruwa | තම්බෝරුව | Tambourine | tambor | Drum | Daily |
| täbääruma | තැබෑරුම | Tavern | taverna | Tavern | Daily |
| tapa | තප | Slap | tapa | Slap | Daily |
| tāppaya | තාප්පය | Parapet wall | taipa | Parapet wall | Daily |
| tīnta | තීන්ත | Ink, paint | tinta | Ink, paint | Daily |
| tiringu | තිරිඟු | Wheat | trigo | Wheat | Food |
| tīruva | තීරුව | Customs duty | tiro | Customs | Administration |
| tōmbuva | තෝම්බුව | Register | tombo | Register | Administration |
| tuvāya | තුවාය | Towel | toalha | Towel | Daily |
| villuda | විල්ලුද | Velvet | veludo | Velvet | Daily |
| vinākiri | විනාකිරි | Vinegar | vinagre | Vinegar | Food |
| vīduruva | වීදුරුව | Glass | vidro | Glass | Daily |
| viole | Guitar | violão | Guitar | Music | |
See also
- Dutch loanwords in Sinhala
- English loanwords in Sinhala
- Tamil loanwords in Sinhala