අංක
aṁka
The English phrase 'numbers' is translated into Sinhala as අංක (aṁka).
The term අංක refers to symbols or figures used to represent a quantity or a position in a sequence.
How do you pronounce it?
aṁka
Did you know?
- The word අංක is a cognate of the Sanskrit word aṃka, which also relates to the hip or a fold of the body in ancient texts.
- When referring to 'lucky numbers' in a cultural context, Sri Lankans might use terms related to astrology rather than just the mathematical word for 'numbers'.
- The word අංක can also be used metaphorically in some contexts to refer to a 'chapter' or a specific 'segment' of a performance or a story.
Examples in context
- මේවායේ අංක වැරදියි.mēvāye aṅka vāradiyi.The numbers in these are wrong.
- ඔයා අංක හතරක් ලියන්න.oyā aṅka hatarak liyanna.Write four numbers.
- පොතේ අංක පැහැදිලි නැත.potē aṅka pæhædili næta.The numbers in the book are not clear.
Example conversation
A student is checking her homework with a classmate.
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiකසුන්, මේ අංක නිවැරදිද?kasun, mē aṅka niværadi da?Kasun, are these numbers correct?
- කසුන් Kasunඔව්, නිමල්ෂි, ඔයා ලියපු අංක හරි.ov, nimalshi, oyā liyapu aṅka hari.Yes, Nimalshi, the numbers you wrote are right.
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiබොහොම ස්තූතියි!bohome stūtiyi!Thank you very much!
- කසුන් Kasunකමක් නැහැ.kamak næhæ.No problem.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry අංක, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries අංක, CC BY-SA 4.0.
