A Sinhalese - English Dictionary.

To the definition in English of classical Sinhalese words not in ordinary use there is added the ordinary Sinhalese word making it useful to the Sinhalese reader as well as supplying the English reader with the best word for ordinary use at the same time showing that the word defined is not the ordinary word. [...] and will supply to a great extent the want of a good Dictionary much felt at present." The work is the property of the Baptist Missionary Society which purchased the rights from the Compiler before his death. [...] has the sound of o in dove of o in not and the clear distinct sound obtained by shortening oh! In the absence of a living teacher let the student ehoose the last of the three. [...] 7 st a The first of these precedes and the latter follows the consonant and is lengthened by the addition of I to the letter : as emu weal. [...] In initial syllables the sound is generally the first of these ; the second arises from the dropping of the voice in the unaccented syllables.