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ancient meaning in Sinhala

පෙර pera

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

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nonstandard/ˈeɪŋk.ʃənt/

ancient in Sinhala: පෙර (pera). In English, ancient means having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

Sinhala words for ancient

ancient
පෙර pera

English meaning of ancient

  1. adjective Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
  2. adjective Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
  3. adjective Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
  4. adjective Experienced; versed.

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Questions about ancient in Sinhala

What is the meaning of ancient in Sinhala?
Ancient in Sinhala is පෙර (pera).
ancient යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Ancient: පෙර (pera).
What does ancient mean in English?
Ancient means having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “ancient”: පෙර. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ancient (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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