List of 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" ([æË]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops.
Sinhala words of Portuguese origin came about during the period of Portuguese colonial rule in Sri Lanka between 1505–1658. This period saw rapid absorption of many Portuguese words into the local language brought about by the interaction between Portuguese colonials and the Sinhalese people, mainly in the coastal areas of the island. A wide variety of words were adopted from administrative terms to military terms, which reveals several points of contact between the two groups. In addition to influences on language, the Portuguese introduced the Catholic religion to Sri Lanka, various forms of western clothing and also contributed to the formation of Baila, a Sri Lankan form of music.
Types of loanwords
- Borrowings
The words pertaining to the fields of commerce, administration, botany, food and military are the most numerous; this is to be expected because of many new innovations and goods that reached Sri Lanka via the Portuguese.
However it is important to note that the range of borrowings goes beyond the scope to be expected for a situation where two neighbouring peoples exchange material goods: Firstly, there are many Portuguese loanwords pertaining to everyday and social life (kinship terms, ordinary activities etc.); secondly, many lexical words (nouns, adjectives and verbs) have also been borrowed.
The borrowing process
Portuguese loanwords in Sinhala rarely appear in the same form as the original word, the vast majority of them having undergone naturalization. Usually, a word has undergone some kind of modification to fit into the Sinhala phonological (e.g. bandeja becomes bandesiya because the sound of the Portuguese /j/, does not exist in the Sinhala phoneme inventory) or morphological system (e.g. lenço becomes lensuva because Sinhala inanimate nouns (see grammatical gender) need to end with /a/, [ə], in order to be declineable).
These are the main ways Portuguese words are incorporated into the Sinhala lexicon with different endings:
- With an /ma/ or /na/ or /va/ added to Portuguese words ending in /o/ (e.g. gancho > gÄncuva).
- With an /aya/ or /uva/ added to Portuguese words ending in consonants (e.g. lençol > lensÅluva).
- With a /ya/ added to words ending in /a/ or /e/ or /i/ (e.g. diamante > diyamantiya).
- With the animate ending /yÄ/ or /vÄ/ added to Portuguese words signifying living beings or (e.g. burro > bÅ«ruvÄ).
Adjectives that end in vowels are generally preserved in the original form.
There are over 100 words in the following list.
Sinhala | සිංහල | Meaning | Portuguese | Meaning | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÄyÄ | ආය෠| Dry nurse | aia | Nurse | Daily |
äbäärtuva | ඇබෑර්à¶à·”à·€ | Vacancy | aberto | Open, Vacant | Trade |
äänduru | ඈඳුරු | Dill | endro | Dill | Food |
agÅstu | අගà·à·ƒà·Šà¶à·” | August | agosto | August | Daily |
akol | අකොල් | akol | álcool | Alcohol | Daily |
alavaṃguva | අලවංගුව | Crow-bar | alavanca | Lever | Daily |
almÄna | අල්මà·à¶± | Germany | Alemanha | Germany | Daily |
almÄriya | අල්මà·à¶»à·’ය | almirah, wardrobe | armário | Wardrobe, Cabinet | Daily |
almiya | අල්මිය | Storax | almea/almeia | Storax | Daily |
almÅsa, alumÅsuva | අල්මà·à·ƒ, අලුමà·à·ƒà·”à·€ | Breakfast | almoço | Breakfast | Daily |
alpenetta | ඇල්පෙනිà¶à·Šà¶ | Pin | alfinete | Pin | Daily |
alugÅsuvÄ | අලුගà·à·ƒà·”ව෠| Executioner | algoz | Executioner | Administration |
ÄmÄ | ආම෠| Wet nurse | ama | Nurse | Daily |
amandäl/mandäl | අමන්දà·à¶½à·Š | Almond | amêndoa | Almond | Food |
amēsi | අමේසි | Plum | ameixa | Plum | Fruit |
anjuvÄ | අන්ජුව෠| Angel | anjo | Angel | Daily |
annÄsi | අන්නà·à·ƒà·’ | Pineapple | ananás | Pineapple | Fruit |
arumÅsam | අරුමà·à·ƒà¶¸à·Š | Decorative, fancy | armação | Setting, Truss | Daily |
avÄna | අවà·à¶± | Fan | abano | Fan | Daily |
avel (aeá¹aya) | අවෙල් | hazel (nut) | avelã | hazelnut | Food |
asÄ“nti | අසේන්à¶à·’ | Absent | ausente | Absent | Daily |
asnu | අස්නු | Rude | asno | Ass | Daily |
bankÅtiya | බංකà·à¶à·’ය | Banquet | banqueta | Banquet | Daily |
bolot | බොලොà¶à·Š | Acorn | bolota | Acorn | Daily |
bÄldiya | බà·à¶½à·Šà¶¯à·’ය | Bucket | balde | Bucket | Daily |
bambuva | බම්බුව | Bamboo, 'bullcrap' | bambu | Bamboo | Daily |
bankalot | බංකලොà¶à·Š | Bankruptcy | bancarrota | Bankruptcy | Daily |
baṃkuva | බංකුව | Bench | banco | Bench | Daily |
bandēsiya | බන්දේසිය | Tray | bandeja | Tray | Daily |
bastama | බස්à¶à¶¸ | Walking stick | bastão | Stick | Daily |
bÄsu | බà·à·ƒà·” | Dim | baço | Dim | Daily |
battala | බà¶à·Šà¶à¶½ | Lighter | batelão | Lighter | Daily |
bayinettuva | බයිනෙà¶à·Šà¶à·”à·€ | Bayonet | baioneta | Bayonet | Military |
bÄ“baddÄ, bebeyÄ | බේබද්ද෠| Drunkard | bêbado | Drunkard | Daily |
bīraluva | බිරළුව | Bobbin | bilro | Bobbin | Daily |
bispuvÄ | බිස්පුව෠| Bishop | bispo | Drunkard | Daily |
bÅnikkÄ | බà·à¶±à·’ක්ක෠| Doll | boneca | Doll | Daily |
bora | බොර | Dreg | borra | Dreg | Daily |
bÅrdaya | බà·à¶»à·Šà¶¯à¶º | Border | borda | Brim, Border | Daily |
bostÄduva | බොස්à¶à·à¶¯à·”à·€ | Slap | bofetada | Slap | Daily |
bottama | බොà¶à·Šà¶à¶¸ | Button | botão | Button | Daily |
bula | බුල | Bullet | bala | Bullet | Military |
būliya | බූලිය | Round jar | bule | Teapot | Daily |
bÅ«ruvÄ | බූරුව෠| Donkey | burro | Donkey | Animal |
būsi | බූසි | Wad | bucha | Wad | Military |
cinēlaya | චිනේලය | Slipper | chinela | Slipper | Clothing |
dÄduva | දà·à¶¯à·”à·€ | Dice | dado | Dice | Daily |
dÄta | දà·à¶ | Date | data | Date | Daily |
didÄlaya | දිදà·à¶½à¶º | Thimble | dedal | Thimble | Daily |
diyamantiya | දියමන්à¶à·’ය | Diamond | diamante | Diamond | Daily |
don | දොන් | Sir/Lord | dom | Sir/Lord | Daily |
dÅnÄ | දà·à¶±à· | Dame | dona | Dame | Daily |
dÅsi | දà·à·ƒà·’ | sweet | doce | Sweet | Daily |
dusima | Dozen | dúzia | Dozen | Daily | |
emÅsiya | එමà·à·ƒà·’ය | Emotion | emoção | Emotion | Daily |
ēra | ඒර | Ivy | hera | Ivy | Bottanical |
esmeri | එස්මෙරි | emery | esmeril | Emery | Daily |
esmuva | එස්මුව | a Guess | esmo | Random | Daily |
espÄciya | එස්පà·à¶ ිය | Corset | espartilho | Corset | Daily |
espÄ“tuva | එස්පේà¶à·”à·€ | Roasting spit | espeto | Spit | Daily |
espiyÄ | එස්පිය෠| Spy | espião | Spy | Daily |
galappattiya | ගලප්පà¶à·Šà¶à·’ය | Caulking | calafetagem | Caulking | Daily |
gÄncuva | ගà·à¶±à·Šà¶ ුව | Hook (of a belt, bracelet) | gancho | Hook | Daily |
garÄdiya | ගරà·à¶¯à·’ය | Window grill | grade | Grill | Daily |
gÄstuva | ගà·à·ƒà·Šà¶à·”à·€ | Fee | gasto | Expense | Daily |
gääruppuva | ගෑරප්පුව | Fork | garfo | Fork | Daily |
gorÅsu | ගොරà·à·ƒà·” | Coarse | grosso | Thick | Descriptive |
gÅvaa | ගà·à·€à· | Cabbage | couve | Cabbage, Sprouts | Food |
hÅrÄva | à·„à·à¶»à·à·€ | Hour | hora | Hour | Daily |
intÄ“ru | ඉන්à¶à·šà¶»à·” | Entire | inteiro | Entire | Daily |
iskÅlaya | ඉස්කà·à¶½à¶º | School | escola | School | Daily |
ispÄsuva | ඉස්පà·à·ƒà·”à·€ | Space | espaço | Space | Daily |
janēlaya | ජනේලය | Window | janela | Window | Construction |
Jēmis | ජේමිස් | James | Jaime | James | Proper Name |
Juse | ජුසේ | Joseph | José | Joseph | Proper Name |
Juwam | ජුවà·à¶¸à·Š | John | João | John | Proper Name |
kabÄya | කබà·à¶º | Coat | capa | Cloak | Daily |
kabuk | Laterite | cabouco | Laterite | Daily | |
kÄbuva | කà·à¶¶à·”à·€ | Cable | cabo | Cable | Daily |
kaisa | කයිස | Platform | cais | Platform | Daily |
kaju | කජු | Cashew | caju | Cashew | Food |
kandalēruva | කඳලේරුව | Chandelier | candelabro | Chandelier | Daily |
kaldērama | කල්දේරම | Cauldron | caldeirão | Cauldron | Daily |
kaldu | කල්දු | Broth | caldo | Broth | Food |
kalisama | කලිසම | Pants | calção | Shorts | Clothing |
kamisaya | කමිසය | Shirt | camisa | Shirt | Daily |
kappÄdu | Castrated | capado | Gelding | Daily | |
kappittÄ, kappitiyÄ, kapiyÄ | කප්පිà¶à·Šà¶à· | Captain | capitão | Captain | Daily |
kÄpiri | කà·à¶´à·’රි | African (origin) | cafre | Kaffir | Daily |
kavalÄru | කවලà·à¶»à·” | Cavalier | cavaleiro | Cavalier | Food |
karadamungu | කරදමුංගු | Cardamom | cardamomo | Cardamom | Food |
karadÄsi, kaá¸adaÄsi | කරදà·à·ƒà·’ | Paper | cartaz | Card | Daily |
karattaya | කරà¶à·Šà¶à¶º | Carriage, Cart | carreta | Carriage | Daily |
kasÄdaya | කසà·à¶¯à¶º | Marriage | casada | Married | Daily |
kÄskuva | කà¶à·’ය෠| Hull | casco | Hull | Daily |
Katolika | කà¶à·à¶½à·’ක | Catholic | Católica | Catholic | Religious |
katiyÄ | කà¶à·’ය෠| Slave, captive | cativa | Captive | Daily |
kayila | කයිල | Peg | cavilha | Peg | Daily |
kendiya | කෙන්දිය | Candle | candeia | Lamp | Daily |
kēju | කේජු | Cheese | queijo | Cheese | Food |
kÄ“ntiya | කේන්à¶à·’ය | Anger | quente | Hot | Daily |
kīliya | කීලිය | keel | quilha | keel | Daily |
kompÄsuva | Compass | compasso | Compass | Daily | |
kÅndÄ“siya | කොන්දේසිය | Condition | condição | Condition | Daily |
kÅntaraya | කà·à¶±à·Šà¶à¶»à¶º | Grudge | contra | Against | Daily |
koral | කොරල් | Coral | coral | Coral | Daily |
Korosma | කොරොස්ම | Lent | Quaresma | Lent | Religious |
kusima | කුසිම | Cushion | coxim | Cushion | Daily |
kosuva | කොසුව | Trough | cocho | Trough | Daily |
kÅvaya | කà·à·€à¶º | Pipe | cova | Pipe | Daily |
kuluna | කුලුන | column | coluna | Trough | Military |
kūññaya | කූඤ්ඤය | Wedge | cunha | Wedge | Daily |
kurusaya | කුරුසය | Cross | cruz | Cross | Religious |
kussiya | කුස්සිය | Kitchen | cozinha | Kitchen | Daily |
lasariya | ලසරිය | Flourish/ornamentation | laçaria | Flourish | Daily |
landēsi | ලන්දේසි | Dutch | holandês | Dutch | Administration |
lansaya | ලන්සය | Lance | lança | Lance | Military |
lantääruma | ලන්à¶à·‘රුම | Lantern | lanterna | Lantern | Daily |
lÄpila | ලà·à¶´à·’ල | Lapel | lapela | Lapel | Clothing |
lēndi | ලෙන්ඩි | Nit | lêndea | Nit | Daily |
lensÅluva | ලෙන්සà·à¶½à·”à·€ | Bedsheet | lençol | Bedsheet | Daily |
lēnsuva | ලේන්සුව | Handkerchief | lenço | Handkerchief | Clothing |
lingusa, linguyisa | ලිංගුස | type of dried sausage | linguiça | Sausage | Food |
lisa | ලිස | List | liça | List | Daily |
liyal | ලියල් | Loyal | leal | Loyal | Daily |
lusa | ලුස | Light | luz | Light | Daily |
LusiyÄ | ලුසිය෠| Lucy | Lúcia | Lucy | Proper Name |
mantuva | මà·à¶±à·Šà¶à·”à·€ | Cloak | manto | Mantle | Clothing |
madiriÃ±Ã±Ä | මà·à¶¯à·’රිඤ්ඤ෠| Godmother | madrinha | Godmother | Daily |
mamol | මමොල් | Marble | mármore | Marble | Daily |
mantaya | Blanket | manta | Blanket | Fruit | |
mantÄ“ga | මන්à¶à·šà¶œ | Butter | manteiga | Butter | Daily |
manyokkÄ | මන්යà·à¶šà·Šà¶šà· | Manioc | mandioca | manioc | Daily |
MariyÄ | මරිය෠| Mary | Maria | Mary | Proper Name |
masan | මසන් | Apple | maçã | Apple | Fruit |
mēs | මේස් | Socks | meias | Socks | Daily |
mēsaya | මේසය | Table | mesa | Table | Daily |
mīsama | Mission | missão | Mission | Daily | |
mÅsuvÄ | Servant | moço | a young man | Daily | |
mūnissama | මූනිස්සම | Munition | munição | Munition | Military |
navÄla | නà·à¶¶à·” | Clasp Knife | navalha | Clasp Knife | Daily |
nÄbu | නà·à¶¶à·” | Turnip | nabo | turnip | Food |
nattala | නà¶à·Šà¶à¶½ | Christmas | Natal | Christmas | Religious |
nÅnÄ | නà·à¶±à· | Lady | dona | Lady | Daily |
nÅs | නà·à·ƒà·Š | Nutmeg | noz | nutmeg | Food |
notÄ«siya | නොà¶à·“සිය | Notice | notÃcia | Notice | Administration |
olam | ඔලම් | Elm | olmo | Elam | Botanical |
oliva | ඔලිව | Olive | oliva | Olive | Food |
Ålanda | ඕලන්ද | Holland | Holanda | Holland | Administration |
ostensÅriya | Monstrance | ostensório | Monstrance | daily | |
padÄsa | Portion | pedaço | Piece | Daily | |
padÄ“ruvÄ | ටම්පුව | Baker | padeiro | Baker | Daily |
pÄdiliyÄ | පà·à¶¯à·’ලිය෠| Father | padre | Father | Daily |
pÄdÅla | පà·à¶¯à·’ලිය෠| Hand barrow | padiola | Hand barrow | Daily |
pagÄva | පගà·à·€ | Pay/Salary | paga | Pay/Salary/Wages | Administration |
palmita | Spatula | palmeta | Spatula | Daily | |
palēta | Palette | paleta | Palette | Daily | |
pÄn | පà·à¶±à·Š | Bread | pão | Bread | |
paraisuva | පරයිසුව | paradise | paraÃso | Paradise | Daily |
pÄskuva | පà·à·ƒà·Šà¶šà·”à·€ | Easter | Páscoa | Easter | Religious |
pÄttayÄ | පà·à¶à·Šà¶à¶ºà· | Goose | pato | duck | Daily |
padiriÃ±Ã±Ä | පà·à¶¯à·’රිඤ්ඤ෠| Godfather | padrinho | Godfather | Daily |
painēruva | පයිනේරුව෠| Pioneer | pioneiro | Pioneer | Daily |
pastääla | පස්à¶à·‘ල | Pie | pastel | Pastry | Food |
pavila | පරයිසුව | pavilion | pavilhão | Pavilion | Daily |
Pawulu | පà·à·€à·”à·…à·” | Paul | Paulo | Paul | Proper Name |
pedarÄ“ruvÄ | පෙදරේරුව෠| Mason | pedreiro | Mason | Daily |
Peduru | පේදුරු | Peter | Pedro | Peter | Proper Name |
penēraya | පෙනේරය | Sieve | peneira | Sieve | Daily |
peragam | පෙරගම් | Banns | proclamas | Banns | Daily |
perakadÅruvÄ | පෙරකදà·à¶»à·”ව෠| Proctor | procurador | Proctor | Daily |
perakalÄsiya | පෙරකලà·à·ƒà·’ය | Warrant of Attorney, proxy | procuração | Proxy | Daily |
perÅla | පෙරà·à¶½ | Pearl | pérola | Pearl | Daily |
pigura | පිගුර | Figure | figura | Fiver | Daily |
pikama | පිකම | Pickaxe | picão | Pickaxe | Military |
pÄ«kudu | පීකුදු | Liver (of animals) | fÃgado | Liver | Daily |
pinu | පිනු | Pine | pinho | Pine | Botanical |
pinsaya | Tweezer | pinça | Tweezer | Daily | |
pintÄruva | පින්à¶à·à¶»à·”à·€ | Painting | pintura | Painting, Picture | Daily |
pintÅ«raya | පින්à¶à·–රය | Picture | pintura | Painting, Picture | Daily |
pinsela | Paintbrush | pincel | Brush | Daily | |
pīppaya | පීප්පය | Cask/Barrel | pipa | Cask | Daily |
pipiÃ±Ã±Ä | පිපිඤ්ඤ෠| Cucumber | pepino | Cucumber | Food |
pistÅlaya | පිස්à¶à·à¶½à¶º | Pistol | pistola | Pistol | Army |
pīrisiya | පීරිසිය | Saucer | pires | Saucer | Daily |
pÄ«ttaya | පීà¶à·Šà¶à¶º | Ribbon | fita | Ribbon | Clothing |
poloiyya | Flounce | folho | Flounce | Daily | |
pÅranuwa | පà·à¶»à¶«à·”à·€ | Oven, kiln | forno | Oven | Daily |
pÅrtaya | පොර්à¶à¶º | Porthole | porto | Door | Daily |
prÄskuva | ප්රà·à·ƒà·Šà¶šà·”à·€ | Flask | frasco | Flask | Daily |
puliya | පුලිය | Pulley | polia | Pulley | Daily |
punīlaya | පුනීලය | Funnel | funil | Funnel | Daily |
rÄbu | රà·à¶¶à·” | Radish | rábano | Radish | Food |
raivaya | රයිවය | Anger | raiva | Anger | Daily |
rancuva | Herd, group | rancho | Daily | ||
rÄttala | රà·à¶à·Šà¶à¶½ | Pound (measurement) | arrátel | Pound | Daily |
rēndaya | රේන්දය | Lace | renda | Lace | Clothing |
rÅdaya | රà·à¶¯à¶º | Wheel | roda | Wheel | Daily |
rÅmÄnu | රà·à¶¸à·à¶±à·” | Roman | romano | Roman | Daily |
rÅsa | රà·à·ƒ | Rose, Pink | rosa | Rose, Pink | Daily |
rūbiya | රූබිය | Ruby | rubi | Ruby | Daily |
rulan | Semolina | rolão | Semolina | Food | |
rusu | රුසු | Grey | ruço | Grey | Daily |
saban | සබන් | Soap | sabão | Soap | Daily |
sakÅla | සී | Satchel | sacola | Satchel | Daily |
sÄkkuva | à·ƒà·à¶šà·Šà¶šà·”à·€ | saco | Sack | Daily | |
salÄdaya | සලà·à¶¯à¶º | Salad | salada | Salad | Food |
Santhiyago | James | Santiago | James | Proper Name | |
sÄntu | à·ƒà·à¶±à·Šà¶à·” | Holy | santo | Holy | Daily |
santuvÄriya | Sanctuary | santuário | Sanctuary | Daily | |
sapatÄ“ruvÄ | සපà¶à·šà¶»à·”ව෠| Shoemaker | sapateiro | Shoemaker | Food |
sapattuva | සපà¶à·Šà¶à·”à·€ | Shoe | sapato | Shoe | Clothing |
sarampa | සරම්ප | Measles | sarampo | Measles | Daily |
saruvÄla | Pyjama | ceroulas | Pants | Daily | |
sÄtan | Satan | satã | Satan | Daily | |
setim | සෙà¶à·’ම් | Satin | cetim | Satin | Clothing |
sÄvÄla | à·ƒà·à·€à·à¶½ | sável | sabão | Shad | Daily |
sÄvÅdiya | සවà·à¶¯à·’ය | a toast saúde | health | Daily | |
sÄya | à·ƒà·à¶º | Skirt | saia | Skirt | Clothing |
sēda | සේද | silk | seda | silk | Clothing |
senil | සේනිල් | senile | senil | senile | Daily |
sÄ“riyÄ | සේරිය෠| mermaid | sereia | mermaid | Daily |
säsiya | à·ƒà·à·ƒà·’ය | session | sessão | session | Daily |
sidÄdiya | සිදà·à¶¯à·’ය | City | cidade | City | Administration |
silima | සිලිම | Shilling | xelim | Shilling | Daily |
sinyŠ| සින්ය෠| Sir | senhor | Sir | Daily |
simenti | සිමෙන්à¶à·’ | Cement | cimento | Cement | Daily |
sinÄla | Signal | sinal | sinal | Daily | |
sinsēruva | සින්සේරුව | ashtray | cinzeiro | ashtray | Daily |
sintuva | සින්à¶à·”à·€ | Belt | cinto | belt | Daily |
sīnuva | සීනුව | Bell | sino | Bell | Daily |
siññŠ| සිඤ්ඤ෠| Sir | senhor | Sir | Daily |
sitÄsi | සිà¶à·à·ƒà·’ | Summons | citação | Monition | Administration |
sokolat | Chocolate | chocolate | Chocolate | Food | |
soldÄduvÄ | සොල්දà·à¶¯à·”ව෠| Soldier | soldado | Soldier | Military |
stÅlaya | Stole | estola | Stole | Daily | |
sumÄnaya | සුමà·à¶±à¶º | Week | semana | Week | Daily |
sumÄsu | සුමà·à·ƒà·” | Padding | chumaço | Wadding | Military |
sukiri | සූකිරි | Sugar | açúcar | Sugar | Food |
tÄcciya | à¶à·à¶ ්චිය | Frying pan | tacho | Pan | Daily |
tambÅruwa | à¶à¶¸à·Šà¶¶à·à¶»à·”à·€ | Tambourine | tambor | Drum | Daily |
täbääruma | à¶à·à¶¶à·‘රුම | Tavern | taberna | Tavern | Daily |
tampuva | Envelope | tampo | Cover | Daily | |
tapa | à¶à¶´ | Slap | tapa | Slap | Daily |
täva | à¶à·à·€ | Tower | torre | Tower | Daily |
tapÄ“siya | à¶à¶´à·šà·ƒà·’ය | Carpet | tapete | Carpet | Daily |
tasa | à¶à·ƒ | Cup | taça | Cup | Daily |
tÄppaya | à¶à·à¶´à·Šà¶´à¶º | Parapet wall | taipa | Parapet wall | Daily |
testamÄ“ntuva | à¶à·™à·ƒà·Šà¶à¶¸à·šà¶±à·Šà¶à·”à·€ | Testament | testamento | Testament | Daily |
tÅntuva | à¶à·à¶±à·Šà¶à·”à·€ | dizziness | tonto | dizzy | Daily |
toppiya | à¶à·œà¶´à·Šà¶´à·’ය | hat | topo | Cap | Clothing |
tÄ«nta | à¶à·“න්ච| Ink, paint | tinta | Ink, paint | Daily |
tiringu | à¶à·’රිඟු | Wheat | trigo | Wheat | Food |
tÄ«ruva | à¶à·“රුව | Customs duty | tiro | Customs | Administration |
tÅmbuva | à¶à·à¶¸à·Šà¶¶à·”à·€ | Register | tombo | Register | Administration |
tuvÄya | à¶à·”à·€à·à¶º | Towel | toalha | Towel | Daily |
vala | වළ | Pit | vala | Ditch | Military |
ventu | වෙන්à¶à·” | Windy | vento | Wind | Daily |
vestiya | වෙස්à¶à·’ය | Waistcoat | véstia | Waistcoat | Daily |
vindima | වින්දිම | Vintage | vindima | Vintage | Daily |
villuda | විල්ලුද | Velvet | veludo | Velvet | Daily |
vinÄkiri | විනà·à¶šà·’රි | Vinegar | vinagre | Vinegar | Food |
vīduruva | වීදුරුව | Glass | vidro | Glass | Daily |
visita | විසිච| Visit | visita | Visit | Daily |
viskÅtuva | විස්කà·à¶à·”à·€ | Biscuit | biscoito | Biscuit | Food |
visita | Visit | visita | Visit | Daily | |
vÄ«vÄ, viyavÄ | Widow | viúva | Widow | Daily | |
viola | Guitar | violão | Guitar | Music | |
Proper Names
Many Sinhalese adopted Portuguese names, especially surnames. Some are very common (e.g. Perera, De Silva). The names, however, do not necessarily denote Portuguese ancestry or religious affiliation, with many Buddhist Sinhalese having Portuguese-origin surnames.
Sri Lankan Form | සිංහල | Portuguese |
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Cabral | කබ්රà·à¶½à·Š | Cabral |
Corea | කà·à¶»à·’ය෠| Correia |
Croos | ක්රූස් | Cruz |
De Abrew | ද අබ්රිව් | Abreu |
De Alwis | ද අල්විස් | Alves |
De Mel | ද මෙල් | Melo |
De Saram | Serra | |
De Silva, Silva | ද සිල්වà·, සිල්ව෠| Da Silva |
Dias | දිඅස් | Dias |
Fonseka | ෆොන්සේක෠| Fonseca |
Fernando | ප්රනà·à¶±à·Šà¶¯à·” | Fernandes |
Gomes | ගà·à¶¸à·™à·ƒà·Š | Gomes |
Gonsalkorale | ගොන්සල් කà·à¶»à¶½à·š | Gonçalves |
Mendis | මෙන්ඩිස් | Mendes |
Perera | පෙරේර෠| Pereira |
Peiris | පීරිස් | Peres |
Rodrigo | රොද්රිග෠| Rodrigues |
Vaas | à·€à·à·ƒà·Š | Vaz |
See also
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