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elephant meaning in Sinhala

අලියා aliyā

UK/ˈɛlɪfənt//ˈɛləfənt/

elephant in Sinhala: අලියා (aliyā). In English, elephant means a large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

Sinhala words for elephant

mammal
අලියා aliyā

English meaning of elephant

  1. noun A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
  2. noun Anything huge and ponderous.
  3. noun Synonym of elephant paper.
  4. noun Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second.

Full definition of elephant

elephant in a sentence

  • Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...

Synonyms of elephant

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Questions about elephant in Sinhala

What is the meaning of elephant in Sinhala?
Elephant in Sinhala is අලියා (aliyā).
elephant යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Elephant: අලියා (aliyā).
What does elephant mean in English?
Elephant means a large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

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