Sinhala words of Portuguese origin

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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 currently 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
annāsi	අන්නාසි	Pineapple	ananás	Pineapple	Food
arumōsam	අරුමෝසම්	Decorative, fancy	armação	Setting, Truss	Daily
avāna	අවාන	Fan	abano	Fan	Daily
bāldiya	බාල්දිය	Bucket	balde	Bucket	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
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
gāncuva	ගාන්චුව	Hook (of a belt, bracelet, not fishing)	gancho	Hook	Daily
gāstuva		Fee	gasto	Expense	Daily
gääruppuva	ගෑරප්පුව	Fork	garfo	Fork	Daily
gōvaa	ගෝවා	Cabbage	couve	Cabbage, Sprouts	Food
hōrāva		Hour	hora	Hour	Daily
iskōlaya		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
koral		Coral	coral	Coral	Daily
kōndēsiya	කොන්දේසිය	Condition	condição	Condition	Daily
kōntaraya	කෝන්තරය	Grudge	contra	Against	Daily
kōvaya	කෝවය	Pipe (for smoking)	cova	Pipe	Daily
kuluna		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
madiriññā	මාදිරිඤ්ඤා	Godmother	madrinha	Godmother	Daily
mantēga		Butter	manteiga	Butter	Daily
mēs	මෙස්	Socks	meias	Socks	Daily
mēsaya	මේසය	Table	mesa	Table	Daily
nattala	නත්තල	Christmas	natal	Christmas	Religious
pān	පාන්	Bread	pão	Bread	Food
pāskuva	පාස්කුව	Easter	Páscoa	Easter	Religious
pāttayā		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
pōranuva	පෝරණුව	Oven, kiln	forno	Oven	Daily
prāskuva	ප්‍රාස්කුව	Flask	frasco	Flask	Daily
punīlaya	පුනීලය	Funnel	funil	Funnel	Daily
rābu		Radish	rábano	Radish	Food
raivaya		Anger	raiva	Anger	Daily
rēndaya	රේන්දය	Lace	renda	Lace	Daily
rōdaya	රෝදය	Wheel	roda	Wheel	Daily
rōsa		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		Skirt	saia	Skirt	Daily
sidādiya	සිදාදිය	City	cidade	City	Administration
sīnuva	සීනුව	Bell	sino	Bell	Daily
siññō	සිඤ්ඤෝ	Sir	senhor	Sir	Daily
sitāsi		Summons	citação	Monition	Administration
soldāduvā	සොල්දාදුවා	Soldier	soldado	Soldier	Military
sumānaya	සුමානය	Week	semana	Week	Daily
sukiri		Sugar	açúcar	Sugar	Food
tambōruwa	තම්බෝරුව	Tambourine	tambor	Drum	Daily
täbääruma	තැබෑරුම	Tavern	taverna	Tavern	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