sinhalese
シンハラ語
解説 Definition
スリランカの主要民族であるシンハラ人の言語。また、その民族や文化に関連する事柄を指す。
Sinhalese is the Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka and one of the country’s official languages. The word can also identify the people or be used attributively for their writing, culture, or traditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Sinhala に民族・言語を表す -ese が付いた形と捉え、Chinese、Japanese と同じ語形成で覚える。言語名なら speak Sinhalese、文化を修飾するなら Sinhalese script や Sinhalese New Year の形が典型。Sri Lanka のもう一つの公用語 Tamil と対で結び付けると定着しやすい。
Connect Sinhalese with Sinhala plus the familiar ending -ese, which appears in language and nationality words such as Chinese and Japanese. Picture Sri Lanka and pair Sinhalese with Tamil, its other official language. For the language, remember phrases such as speak Sinhalese and a text in Sinhalese. The same word commonly appears before nouns in expressions such as Sinhalese script, Sinhalese culture, and Sinhalese New Year. This pattern helps you recognize when the word names the language and when it describes something associated with the Sinhalese people.
例文
Sinhalese is one of the two official languages of Sri Lanka, alongside Tamil.
シンハラ語はタミル語と並んで、スリランカの2つの公用語の一つです。
The Sinhalese script has a distinctive rounded appearance that evolved from ancient Brahmi.
シンハラ文字は、古代ブラーフミー文字から進化した独特の丸みを帯びた外観を持っています。
Sinhalese New Year, celebrated in April, is the most important cultural festival on the island.
4月に祝われるシンハラの正月は、この島で最も重要な文化祭です。
sinhalese の類義語・関連語
sinhalese の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Sinhalese は Sinhala に、民族名・言語名を作る接尾辞 -ese が付いた語です。Sinhala はサンスクリット Siṃhala にさかのぼり、『シンハラの人・ことば』を表します。Chinese, Japanese も同じ -ese の仲間です。
Sinhalese was formed from Sinhala with the English suffix -ese, used in names for peoples, languages, and things associated with places or groups. Sinhala ultimately goes back through Indic linguistic history to Sanskrit Siṃhala. The same productive suffix appears in words such as Chinese and Japanese. In modern English, Sinhala is also widely used as the language name, while Sinhalese can refer to the language, the people, or their culture.
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