Portuguese loanwords in Sinhala
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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.
| 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 |
| ēra | Ivy | hera | Ivy | 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 |
| lasariya | Flourish/ornamentation | laçaria | Flourish | Daily | |
| landēsi | Dutch | Hollandez | Dutch | Administration | |
| 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 |
| liyal | Loyal | leal | Loyal | 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 | Food | |
| notīsiya | Notice | noticia | Notice | Administration | |
| ōlanda | Holland | Hollanda | Holland | Administration | |
| pagāva | Pay/Salary | paga | Pay/Salary/Wages | Administration | |
| 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 |
| rusu | Grey | ruço | Grey | Daily | |
| saban | සබන් | Soap | sabão | Soap | Daily |
| salādaya | සලාදය | Salad | salada | Salad | Food |
| sapatēruvā | Shoemaker | sapateiro | Shoemaker | Food | |
| sapattuva | සපත්තුව | Shoe | sapato | Shoe | Daily |
| 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 |
| tasa | තස | Cup | taça | Cup | 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 |
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