Nouns and Adjectives
| Sinhala | සිංහල | Meaning | Dutch | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administrāsiya | අද්මිනිස්ත්රාසිය | Administration | Administratie | Administration | Administration |
| advakāt | අද්වකාත් | Lawyer, advocate | Advocaat | Lawyer | Administration |
| agasti | අගස්ති | Agate | Agate | Agate | Daily |
| amanda, amandäl | අමන්ද, අමන්දැල් | Almond | Amandel | Almond | Food |
| artāpal | අර්තාපල් | Potato | Aardappel | Potato | Food |
| äpääla | ඇපෑල | Appeal | Appel | Appeal | Administration |
| āsiyā | ආසිය | Ace | Aas | Ace | Daily |
| avagāraya | අවගාරය | Auger | Avegaar | Auger | Construction |
| bācciya | බාච්චිය | Jacket | Baadje | Jacket | Clothing |
| bakkiya | බක්කිය | small trough or box | Bakje | Small trough or box | Construction |
| balansa | බලන්ස | balance | Balans | Balance | Daily |
| bāliya | බාලිය | Tub | Balie | Tub | Daily |
| balkona | බල්කොන | balcony | Balkon | Balcony | Construction |
| bālkaya | බාල්කය | Beam/Rafter | Balk | Beam | Construction |
| banketa | බාන්සිය | Banquette | Banket | Banquette | Construction |
| bānsiya | බාන්සිය | Berth | Baantje | Berth | Construction |
| bās | බාස් | Mason | Baas | Boss, leader | Construction |
| bavusa | බවුස | Tube | Buis | Tube | Daily |
| belek | බෙලෙක් | Tin | Blikje | Tin | Daily |
| beliyata | බෙලියත | Placard, Notice of Sale | Bericht | Notice | Daily |
| bōkkuva | බෝක්කුව | Arch | Boog | Arch | Daily |
| bōnci | බෝංචි | Bean(s) | Boontje | Bean | Food |
| bōrdaya | බෝර්දය | Border | Boorde | Edge, Border | Daily |
| būdalaya | බූදලය | Estate/Property | Boerderij | Estate | Administration |
| būndala | බූන්දල | Bundle | Bundel | Bundle | Daily |
| būruvā | බුරුවා | Jack/Knave | Boer | Farmer | Daily |
| dān | දාං | Draughts | Dammen | Draughts | Daily |
| dāsiya | දාසිය | Tie | Das | Tie | Clothing |
| dääla | දෑල | Dale | Dal | Dale | Daily |
| dusima | දුසිම | Dozen | Dozijn | Dozen | Daily |
| hākkaya | හාක්කය | Hook | Haak | Hook | Daily |
| hārnāla | හාර්නාල | Hairpin | Haarnaald | Hairpin | Daily |
| hārta | හාරත | Hearts | Harten | Hearts | Daily |
| hēra | හේරා | King | Heer | Mister, Sir | Daily |
| hundā | හුන්දා | Hound | Hond | Dog | Daily |
| jasa, jäsa | ජස, ජැස | Jacket | Jas | Jacket | Clothing |
| isnibonchi | Green beans | Green bean | food | ||
| istirikkaya | ඉස්තිරික්කය | Iron | Strijkijzer | Iron | Daily |
| iskōppa | Spades | Spades | Schoppen | Spades | Daily |
| istālaya | ඉස්තාලය | Stall, Stable | Stal | Stall | Construction |
| istōppuva | ඉස්තෝප්පුව | Veranda | Stoep | Side Walk | Construction |
| kakkussiya | කක්කුස්සිය | Toilet | Kakhuisje | kak "feces" + huisje "small house" | Daily |
| kalābara | කලාබර | Clubs | Klaveren | Clubs | Daily |
| kāmaraya | කාමරය | Room | Kamer | Room | Construction |
| kanāla | කනාල | Canal | Kanaal | Canal | Construction |
| kantōruva | කන්තෝරුව | Office | Kantoor | Office | Administration |
| kaḷukumā | කලුකුමා | Turkey | Kalkoen | Turkey | Food |
| kanoma | කනොම | Cannon | Kanon | Cannon | Military |
| kapōti | කපෝති | Broken, exhausted | Kapot | Broken, exhausted | Daily |
| kāsiya | කාසිය | Coin | kwartje | Quarter] | Daily |
| kastan | කස්තන් | Chestnut | kastanje | Chestnut | Daily |
| kompäniya | කොම්පැනිය | Company | Compagnie | Company | Administration |
| kārtuva | කාර්තුව | Card | kaartje | Card | Daily |
| kärakōppuva | කැරකෝප්පුව | Cemetery | Kerkhof | Cemetery | Daily |
| kētalaya | කේතලය | Kettle | Ketel | Kettle | Food |
| klavīra | ක්ලාවිර | Piano | Daily | ||
| klääsiya | Class | Klasse | Class | Daily | |
| kokis | කොකිස් | Type of fried traditional food | Koekjes | Biscuit | Food |
| kondēsiya | කොන්දේසිය | Condition | Conditie | Condition | Daily |
| kōkiyā | කෝකියා | Cook | Kokin | Cook | Daily |
| kōpi | කෝපි | Coffee | Koffie | Coffee | Daily |
| kōppaya | කෝප්පය | Cup | Kop | Cup | Daily |
| koroma | කොරොම | Crown | Kroon | Crown | Daily |
| kuluna | Column | Colonne | Column | Daily | |
| kuyitansiya | කුයිතන්සිය | Receipt | Kwitantie | Receipt | Administration |
| lappiya | ලප්පිය | Patch | Lapje | Lap | Clothing |
| läin | ලැයින් | Glue | Lijm | Glue | Daily |
| lavandäl, lavandel | ලවන්දෙල් | Lavender | Lavendel | Lavender | Botanical |
| lei lei | Mixed | Allerlei | All kinds of | Daily | |
| londa | ලොන්ද | Blond | Blond | Blond | Botanical |
| lūpa | ලූප | Gun Barrel | Loop | Barrel | Military |
| maḍa | මඩ | Mud | Modder | Mud | Daily |
| mīla | මීල | Meal | Meel | Meal | Daily |
| minci | මිංචි | Mint | Muntje | Mint | Food |
| mōla | මෝල | Mill | Molen | Mill | Trade |
| nääla | නෑල | Needle | Naald | Needle | Daily |
| notāris | නොතාරිස් | Notary | Notaris | Notary | Administration |
| oralōsuva | ඔරලෝසුව | Clock | Horloge (from French) | Wrist Watch | Daily |
| panīla | පනීල | Panel | Paneel | Panel | Daily |
| pelsa | පෙල්ස | Fur | Pels | Fur | Daily |
| petora | පෙතොර | Cartride | Patroon | Cartridge | Military |
| pispontuva | පිටසැලි | Backstich | Backstich | Daily | |
| piṭasäli | පිටසැලි | Parsley | Peterselie | Parsley | Food |
| plā | ප්ලා | Custard | Vla | Custard | Food |
| poroppaya | පොරොප්පය | Cork | Prop, Kurk | Plug, Cork | Daily |
| porova | පොරොව | Queen | Vrouw | Lady | Daily |
| proklamāsiya | ප්රොක්ලමාසිය | Proclamation | Proclamatie | Proclamation | Administration |
| pūli | පූලි | Mace | Foelie | Mace | Food |
| puyar | පුයර් | Powder | Poeier | Powder | Daily |
| rākkaya | රාක්කය | Rack | Rek | Rack | Daily |
| rāmuva | රාමුව | Frame | Raam | Frame | Daily |
| rikat | රිකත් | Richard | Rikkert | Richard | Proper Name |
| ruhita | රිකත් | Diamonds | Ruiten | Diamonds | Daily |
| säldiri | සැල්දිරි | Celery | Selderij | Celery | Food |
| säädala | සෑදල | Saddle | Zadel | Saddle | Daily |
| selduk | සෙල්දුක් | Canvas | Zeilduk | Canvas | Daily |
| sipiri, sipiyā | සිපිරි, සිපියා | Jailer, Warden | Cipier | Jailer | Administration |
| sōppiya | සෝප්පිය | Shot | Schop | Shot | Daily |
| tarappuva | තරප්පුව | Stairs | Trap | Stairs | Construction |
| tēpōcciya | තේපෝච්චිය | Teapot | Theepot | Tea pot | Daily |
| tisāla | තිසාල | Tile | Tichel | Tile | Daily |
| testamēntuva | තෙස්තමේන්තුව | Testament | Testament | Testament | Administration |
| tōlkayā | තෝල්කයා | Interpreter | Tolk | Interpreter | Administration |
| vāpana | වාපන | Coat of Arms | Wapen | Insignia | Daily |
| vatal | Carrot | Wortel | Carrot | food | |
| vatura | වතුර | Water | Water | Water | Daily |
| vendēsiya | වෙන්දේසිය | Auction | Vendutie | Auction | Administration |
| vinkala | වින්කල | Workshop | Winkel | Shop | Daily |
| viyalti | වියල්ති | Violet | Violtje | Violet | Daily |
| vul | වුල් | Wool | Wol | Wool | Daily |
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