Dutch loanwords in Sinhala

Dutch loanwords in Sinhala

This is a list of Sinhala words of Dutch origin.

Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. An exception from the standard is the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää".

Sinhala සිංහල Meaning Dutch Meaning Type
advakāt අද්වකාත් Lawyer, advocate Advocaat Lawyer Administration
artāpal අර්තාපල් Potato Aardappel Potato Food
äpääla ඇපෑල Appeal Appel Apple Food
āsiyā ආසිය Ace (in card games) Aas Ace Daily
bakkiya බක්කිය small trough or box Bakje Small trough or box Trade
bās බාස් Master craftsman Baas Boss, leader Trade
bōnci බෝංචි Bean(s) Boontje Bean Food
būruvā බුරුවා Jack/Knave (in card games) Boer Farmer Daily
hārta හාරත Hearts (in card games) Harten Hearts Daily
hēra හේරා King (in card games) Heer Mister, Sir Daily
istirikkaya ඉස්තිරික්කය Iron (for ironing) Strijkijzer Iron Daily
istōppuva ඉස්තෝප්පුව Veranda Stoep Side Walk Construction
kakkussiya කක්කුස්සිය Toilet Kakhuisje kak "feces" + huisje "small house" Daily
kalabara කලාබර Clubs (in card games) Klaveren Clubs Daily
kāmaraya කාමරය Room kamer Room Construction
kantōruva කන්තෝරුව Office Kantoor Office Administration
kaḷukumā කලුකුමා Turkey (bird) Kalkoen Turkey Food
kapōti කපෝති broken, exhausted Kapot broken, exhausted Daily
kärakōppuva කැරකෝප්පුව Cemetery Kerkhof Cemetery Daily
kuyitansiya කුයිතන්සිය receipt Kwitantie receipt Trade
mōla මෝල Mill Molen Mill Trade
notāris නොතාරිස් Notary Notaris Notary Administration
oralōsuva ඔරලෝසුව Clock Horloge (from French) Wrist Watch Daily
poroppaya පොරොප්පය Cork Prop, Kurk Plug, Cork Daily
porova පොරොව Queen (in card games) Vrouw Lady Daily
säldiri සැල්දිරි Celery Selderij Celery Food
tarappuva තරප්පුව Stairs Trap Stairs Construction
teepoocciya තේපෝච්චිය Tea pot Theepot Tea pot Daily
testamēntuva තෙස්තමේන්තුව Testament Testament Testament Administration
tōlkayā තෝල්කයා Interpreter Tolk Interpreter Administration

See also

  • English loanwords in Sinhala
  • Portuguese loanwords in Sinhala
  • Tamil loanwords in Sinhala



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