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folklore meaning in Sinhala

ජනප්රවාද janaprawāda

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/US/ˈfoʊk.lɔːɹ/

folklore in Sinhala: ජනප්රවාද (janaprawāda). In English, folklore means the tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.

Sinhala words for folklore

tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population
ජනප්රවාද janaprawāda

English meaning of folklore

  1. noun The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
  2. noun The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
  3. noun The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.

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Questions about folklore in Sinhala

What is the meaning of folklore in Sinhala?
Folklore in Sinhala is ජනප්රවාද (janaprawāda).
folklore යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Folklore: ජනප්රවාද (janaprawāda).
What does folklore mean in English?
Folklore means the tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.

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