සිසිල්
sisil
The English word "cool" is translated into Sinhala as සිසිල් (sisil).
සිසිල් is used as an adjective to describe something that has a slightly low temperature.
Meaning: having a slightly low temperature (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
sisil
Did you know?
- In traditional Ayurvedic contexts used in Sri Lanka, සිසිල් is used to categorize herbs and foods that have a 'cooling' effect on the body's internal balance.
- Unlike English, where 'cool' is a popular slang for 'fashionable', using සිසිල් to describe a person's style would sound quite strange to a native speaker.
- The word සිසිල් is a direct relative of the Sanskrit word śiśira, which refers to the cold season or winter.
Examples in context
- මෙම ජලය ඉතා සිසිල්.mema jala ita sisil.This water is very cool.
- සිසිල් පානයක් අවශ්යද?sisil panayak avashyada?Do you need a cool drink?
Example conversation
Roshan and Ishani are talking about the weather outside.
- රොෂාන් Roshanපිටත කාලගුණය දැන් සිසිල්.piṭata kālaguṇaya dæn sisil.The weather outside is cool now.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniඔව්, ඒක ඇත්ත.ov, ēka ætta.Yes, that is true.
- රොෂාන් Roshanඅපි එළියට යමුද?api eḷiyaṭa yamuda?Shall we go outside?
- ඉෂානි Ishaniහොඳයි, යමු.hoňdai, yamu.Okay, let's go.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries සිසිල්, CC BY-SA 4.0.
