Akademik

Sinhalese
n. & adj. (also Singhalese)
—n. (pl. same)
1 a member of a people originally from N. India and now forming the majority of the population of Sri Lanka.
2 an Indic language spoken by this people.
—adj. of or relating to this people or language.
Etymology: Skr. sinhalam Sri Lanka (Ceylon) + -ESE

Useful english dictionary. 2012.