srilanquês

Portuguese

Alternative forms

sri-lanquês
srilankês, sri-lankês

Etymology

From Sri Lanka +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(j)s/ [ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯)s], /siˌɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(j)s/ [siˌɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(j)ʃ/ [ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯)ʃ], /siˌɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(j)ʃ/ [siˌɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(j)s/ [ˌsɾi.lɐ̃ˈke(ɪ̯)s]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -eʃ
Hyphenation: sri‧lan‧quês

Noun

srilanquês m (plural srilanqueses, feminine srilanquesa, feminine plural srilanquesas)

Sri Lankan (person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent)

Adjective

srilanquês (feminine srilanquesa, masculine plural srilanqueses, feminine plural srilanquesas)

Sri Lankan (relating to Sri Lanka)

Further reading

“srilanquês”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025