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 |
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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 | 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 |
koral | කොරල් | 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 | 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 |
madiriññā | මාදිරිඤ්ඤා | Godmother | madrinha | Godmother | Daily |
mantēga | Butter | manteiga | Butter | Daily | |
mēs | මේස් | 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 | 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 |
pōranuva | 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 |
sidādiya | සිදාදිය | City | cidade | City | Administration |
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 |
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 |