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respect meaning in Sinhala

ගෞරවය gaurawaya

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

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respect in Sinhala: ගෞරවය (gaurawaya), ආදරය (ādaraya). In English, respect means an attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.

Sinhala words for respect

respect
ගෞරවය gaurawaya, ආදරය ādaraya

English meaning of respect

  1. noun An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.
  2. noun Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
  3. noun Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
  4. noun A particular aspect, feature or detail of something.

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respect in a sentence

  • He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
  • The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
  • This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.

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Questions about respect in Sinhala

What is the meaning of respect in Sinhala?
Respect in Sinhala is ගෞරවය (gaurawaya), ආදරය (ādaraya).
respect යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Respect: ගෞරවය (gaurawaya), ආදරය (ādaraya).
What does respect mean in English?
Respect means an attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “respect”: ආදරය, ගෞරවය. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: respect (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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