List of Sinhala words of Portuguese origin

Note: For information on the transcription used, see National Library at Calcutta romanization. Exception from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops.

Sinhala words of Portuguese origin came about during the period of Portuguese colonial rule in Sri Lanka between 1505–1658. This period saw rapid absorption of many Portuguese words into the local language brought about by the interaction between Portuguese colonials and the Sinhalese people, mainly in the coastal areas of the island. A wide variety of words were adopted from administrative terms to military terms, which reveals several points of contact between the two groups. In addition to influences on language, the Portuguese introduced the Catholic religion to Sri Lanka, various forms of western clothing and also contributed to the formation of Baila, a Sri Lankan form of music.

## Types of loanwords

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Borrowings

The words pertaining to the fields of commerce, administration, botany, food and military are the most numerous; this is to be expected because of many new innovations and goods that reached Sri Lanka via the Portuguese.

However it is important to note that the range of borrowings goes beyond the scope to be expected for a situation where two neighbouring peoples exchange material goods: There are many Portuguese loanwords pertaining to everyday and social life (kinship terms, ordinary activities etc.). Additionally, many lexical words (nouns, adjectives and verbs) have also been borrowed.

## The borrowing process

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Portuguese loanwords in Sinhala rarely appear in the same form as the original word, the vast majority of them having undergone naturalisation. Usually, a word has undergone some kind of modification to fit into the Sinhala phonological (e.g. bandeja becomes bandesiya because the sound of the Portuguese /j/, does not exist in the Sinhala phoneme inventory) or morphological system (e.g. lenço becomes lensuva because Sinhala inanimate nouns (see grammatical gender) need to end with /a/, [ə], in order to be declineable).

These are the main ways Portuguese words are incorporated into the Sinhala lexicon with different endings:

* With an /ma/ or /na/ or /va/ added to Portuguese words ending in /o/ (e.g. gancho > gāncuva).
* With an /aya/ or /uva/ added to Portuguese words ending in consonants (e.g. lençol > lensōluva).
* With a /ya/ added to words ending in /a/ or /e/ or /i/ (e.g. diamante > diyamantiya).
* With the animate ending /yā/ or /vā/ added to Portuguese words signifying living beings or (e.g. burro > būruvā).

Adjectives that end in vowels are generally preserved in the original form.

There are over 150 words in the following list.

Sinhala | සිංහල | Meaning | Portuguese | Meaning | Type

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āyā | ආයා | Dry nurse | aia | Nurse | Daily
äbäärtuva | ඇබෑර්තුව | Vacancy | aberto | Open, Vacant | Trade
äänduru | ඈඳුරු | Dill | endro | Dill | Food
agōstu | අගෝස්තු | August | agosto | August | Daily
akol | අකොල් | akol | álcool | Alcohol | Daily
alavaṃguva | අලවංගුව | Crow-bar | alavanca | Lever | Daily
almāna | අල්මාන | Germany | Alemanha | Germany | Daily
almāriya | අල්මාරිය | almirah, wardrobe | armário | Wardrobe, Cabinet | Daily
almiya | අල්මිය | Storax | almea/almeia | Storax | Daily
almōsa, alumōsuva | අල්මෝස, අලුමෝසුව | Breakfast | almoço | Breakfast | Daily
alpenetta | ඇල්පෙනිත්ත | Pin | alfinete | Pin | Daily
alugōsuvā | අලුගෝසුවා | Executioner | algoz | Executioner | Administration
āmā | ආමා | Wet nurse | ama | Nurse | Daily
amandäl/mandäl | අමන්දැල් | Almond | amêndoa | Almond | Food
amēsi | අමේසි | Plum | ameixa | Plum | Fruit
anjuvā | අන්ජුවා | Angel | anjo | Angel | Daily
annāsi | අන්නාසි | Pineapple | ananás | Pineapple | Fruit
arumōsam | අරුමෝසම් | Decorative, fancy | armação | Setting, Truss | Daily
avuelā | අබුලා | Paternal Grandmother | avó | Grandmother | Daily
avāna | අවාන | Fan | abano | Fan | Daily
avel (aeṭaya) | අවෙල් | hazel (nut) | avelã | hazelnut | Food
asēnti | අසේන්ති | Absent | ausente | Absent | Daily
asnu | අස්නු | Rude | asno | Ass | Daily
bankōtiya | බංකෝතිය | Banquet | banqueta | Banquet | Daily
bolot | බොලොත් | Acorn | bolota | Acorn | Daily
bāldiya | බාල්දිය | Bucket | balde | Bucket | Daily
bambuva | බම්බුව | Bamboo, 'bullcrap' | bambu | Bamboo | Daily
bankalot | බංකලොත් | Bankruptcy | bancarrota | Bankruptcy | Daily
baṃkuva | බංකුව | Bench | banco | Bench | Daily
bandēsiya | බන්දේසිය | Tray | bandeja | Tray | Daily
bastona | බස්තම | Walking stick | bastão | Stick | Daily
bāsu | බාසු | Dim | baço | Dim | Daily
battala | බත්තල | Lighter | batelão | Lighter | Daily
Bayila | බයිලා | Portuguese-influenced Sri Lankan music | baila | 3rd person present conjugation of "bailar" meaning "to dance" | Music
bayinettuva | බයිනෙත්තුව | Bayonet | baioneta | Bayonet | Military
bēbaddā, bebeyā | බේබද්දා | Drunkard | bêbado | Drunkard | Daily
bīraluva | බීරළුව | Bobbin | bilro | Bobbin | Daily
bispuvā | බිස්පුවා | Bishop | bispo | Drunkard | Daily
bōnikkā | බෝනික්කා | Doll | boneca | Doll | Daily
bora | බොර | Dreg | borra | Dreg | Daily
bōrdaya | බෝර්දය | Border | borda | Brim, Border | Daily
bostāduva | බොස්තාදුව | Slap | bofetada | Slap | Daily
bottama | බොත්තම | Button | botão | Button | Daily
bula | බුල | Bullet | bala | Bullet | Military
būliya | බූලිය | Round jar | bule | Teapot | Daily
būruvā | බූරුවා | Donkey | burro | Donkey | Animal
būsi | බූසි | Wad | bucha | Wad | Military
cinēlaya | චිනේලය | Slipper | chinela | Slipper | Clothing
dāduva | දාදුව | Dice | dado | Dice | Daily
dāta | දාත | Date | data | Date | Daily
didālaya | දිදාලය | Thimble | dedal | Thimble | Daily
diyamantiya | දියමන්තිය | Diamond | diamante | Diamond | Daily
Diyogu | දියෝගු | James | Diogo | James | Proper Name
don | දොන් | Sir/Lord | dom | Sir/Lord | Daily
dōnā | දෝනා | Dame | dona | Dame | Daily
dōsi | දෝසි | Sweet | doce | Sweet | Daily
dusima | දුසිම | Dozen | dúzia | Dozen | Daily
emōsiya | එමෝසිය | Emotion | emoção | Emotion | Daily
ēra | ඒර | Ivy | hera | Ivy | Bottanical
esmeri | එස්මෙරි | emery | esmeril | Emery | Daily
esmuva | එස්මුව | a Guess | esmo | Random | Daily
espāciya | එස්පාචිය | Corset | espartilho | Corset | Daily
espētuva | එස්පේතුව | Roasting spit | espeto | Spit | Daily
espiyā | එස්පියා | Spy | espião | Spy | Daily
galappattiya | ගලප්පත්තිය | Caulking | calafetagem | Caulking | Daily
gāncuva | ගාන්චුව | Hook (of a belt, bracelet) | gancho | Hook | Daily
garādiya | ගරාදිය | Window grill | grade | Grill | Daily
gāstuva | ගාස්තුව | Fee | gasto | Expense | Daily
gääruppuva | ගෑරප්පුව | Fork | garfo | Fork | Daily
gorōsu | ගොරෝසු | Coarse | grosso | Thick | Descriptive
gōvā | ගෝවා | Cabbage | couve | Cabbage, Sprouts | Food
hōrāva | හෝරාව | Hour | hora | Hour | Daily
intēru | ඉන්තේරු | Entire | inteiro | Entire | Daily
iskōlaya | ඉස්කෝලය | School | escola | School | Daily
ispāsuva | ඉස්පාසුව | Space | espaço | Space | Daily
janēlaya | ජනේලය | Window | janela | Window | Construction
Jēmis | ජේමිස් | James | Jaime | James | Proper Name
Juse | ජුසේ | Joseph | José | Joseph | Proper Name
Juwam | ජුවාම් | John | João | John | Proper Name
kabāya | කබාය | Coat | capa | Cloak | Daily
kabuk | කබුක් | Laterite | cabouco | Laterite | Daily
kābuva | කාබුව | Cable | cabo | Cable | Daily
kaisa | කයිස | Platform | cais | Platform | Daily
kaju | කජු | Cashew | caju | Cashew | Food
kandalēruva | කඳලේරුව | Chandelier | candelabro | Chandelier | Daily
kaldērama | කල්දේරම | Cauldron | caldeirão | Cauldron | Daily
kaldu | කල්දු | Broth | caldo | Broth | Food
kalisama | කලිසම | Pants | calção | Shorts | Clothing
kamisaya | කමිසය | Shirt | camisa | Shirt | Daily
kappādu | කප්පාදු | Castrated | capado | Gelding | Daily
kappittā, kappitiyā, kapiyā | කප්පිත්තා | Captain | capitão | Captain | Daily
kāpiri | කාපිරි | African (origin) | cafre | Kaffir | Daily
kartuway | කාර්තුවේ | Quarter | quarto | quarter | Daily
kavalāru | කවලාරු | Cavalier | cavaleiro | Cavalier | Food
karadamungu | කරදමුංගු | Cardamom | cardamomo | Cardamom | Food
karadāsi, kaḍadaāsi | කරදාසි | Paper | cartaz | Card | Daily
karattaya | කරත්තය | Carriage, Cart | carreta | Carriage | Daily
kasādaya | කසාදය | Marriage | casada | Married | Daily
kāskuva | කතියා | Hull | casco | Hull | Daily
Katolika | කතෝලික | Catholic | Católica | Catholic | Religious
katiyā | කතියා | Slave, captive | cativa | Captive | Daily
kayila | කයිල | Peg | cavilha | Peg | Daily
kendiya | කෙන්දිය | Candle | candeia | Lamp | Daily
kēju | කේජු | Cheese | queijo | Cheese | Food
kēntiya | කේන්තිය | Anger | quente | Hot | Daily
kīliya | කීලිය | keel | quilha | keel | Daily
kompāsuva | කොම්පාසුව | Compass | compasso | Compass | Daily
kōndēsiya | කොන්දේසිය | Condition | condição | Condition | Daily
kōntaraya | කෝන්තරය | Grudge | contra | Against | Daily
koral | කොරල් | Coral | coral | Coral | Daily
Korosma | කොරොස්ම | Lent | Quaresma | Lent | Religious
kusima | කුසිම | Cushion | coxim | Cushion | Daily
kosuva | කොසුව | Trough | cocho | Trough | Daily
kōvaya | කෝවය | Pipe | cova | Pipe | Daily
kuluna | කුලුන | column | coluna | Trough | Military
kūññaya | කූඤ්ඤය | Wedge | cunha | Wedge | Daily
kurusaya | කුරුසය | Cross | cruz | Cross | Religious
kussiya | කුස්සිය | Kitchen | cozinha | Kitchen | Daily
Laskirinya | ලස්කිරිඤ්ඤ | Lascarins | Lascarim | Asian militiaman | Military
landēsi | ලන්දේසි | Dutch | holandês | Dutch | Administration
lansaya | ලන්සය | Lance | lança | Lance | Military
lantääruma | ලන්තෑරුම | Lantern | lanterna | Lantern | Daily
lāpila | ලාපිල | Lapel | lapela | Lapel | Clothing
lasariya | ලසරිය | Flourish/ornamentation | laçaria | Flourish | Daily
lēndi | ලෙන්ඩි | Nit | lêndea | Nit | Daily
lensōluva | ලෙන්සෝලුව | Bedsheet | lençol | Bedsheet | Daily
lēnsuva | ලේන්සුව | Handkerchief | lenço | Handkerchief | Clothing
lingusa, linguyisa | ලිංගුස | type of dried sausage | linguiça | Sausage | Food
lisa | ලිස | List | liça | List | Daily
liyal | ලියල් | Loyal | leal | Loyal | Daily
lusa | ලුස | Light | luz | Light | Daily
Lusiyā | ලුසියා | Lucy | Lúcia | Lucy | Proper Name
mantuva | මාන්තුව | Cloak | manto | Mantle | Clothing
madiriññā | මාදිරිඤ්ඤා | Godmother | madrinha | Godmother | Daily
mamol | මමොල් | Marble | mármore | Marble | Daily
mantaya | මන්තය | Blanket | manta | Blanket | Fruit
mantēga | මන්තේග | Butter | manteiga | Butter | Daily
manyokkā | මන්යෝක්කා | Manioc | mandioca | manioc | Daily
Mariyā | මරියා | Mary | Maria | Mary | Proper Name
mansana | මසන් | Apple | maçã | Apple | Fruit
mēs | මේස් | Socks | meias | Socks | Daily
mēsaya | මේසය | Table | mesa | Table | Daily
mestri | මෙස්ත්රි | Master of a trade | mestre | Master | Daily
minindoru | මිනින්දෝරු | Surveyor | Medidor | Measurer | Daily
mīsama | මීසම | Mission | missão | Mission | Daily
mōsuvā | මෝසුවා | Servant | moço | a young man | Daily
mūnissama | මූනිස්සම | Munition | munição | Munition | Military
navāla | නාබු | Clasp Knife | navalha | Clasp Knife | Daily
nābu | නාබු | Turnip | nabo | turnip | Food
nattala | නත්තල | Christmas | Natal | Christmas | Religious
nōnā | නෝනා | Lady | dona | Lady | Daily
nōs | නෝස් | Nutmeg | noz | nutmeg | Food
notīsiya | නොතීසිය | Notice | notícia | Notice | Administration
olam | ඔලම් | Elm | olmo | Elam | Botanical
oliva | ඔලිව | Olive | oliva | Olive | Food
ōlanda | ඕලන්ද | Holland | Holanda | Holland | Administration
orasan |  | Prayers | orações | Prayers | Religious
ostensōriya | ඔස්ටෙන්සොරිය | Monstrance | ostensório | Monstrance | daily
paalat | පැලට් | Palette | paleta | Palette | Daily
padāsa | පදාස | Portion | pedaço | Piece | Daily
panaderiā | ටම්පුව | Baker | padeiro | Baker | Daily
pādiliyā | පාදිලියා | Father | padre | Father | Daily
pādōla | පාදෝල | Hand barrow | padiola | Hand barrow | Daily
pagāva | පගාව | Bribe | paga | Pay/Salary/Wages | Administration
palmita | පල්මිට | Spatula | palmeta | Spatula | Daily
pān | පාන් | Bread | pão | Bread |
paraisuva | පරයිසුව | paradise | paraíso | Paradise | Daily
pāskuva | පාස්කුව | Easter | Páscoa | Easter | Religious
pāttayā | පාත්තයා | Goose | pato | duck | Daily
padiriññā | පාදිරිඤ්ඤා | Godfather | padrinho | Godfather | Daily
painēruva | පයිනේරුවා | Pioneer | pioneiro | Pioneer | Daily
pap | පාප් | Pope | papa | Pope | Religious
pastääla | පස්තෑල | Pie | pastel | Pastry | Food
pavila | පරයිසුව | pavilion | pavilhão | Pavilion | Daily
Pawulu | පාවුළු | Paul | Paulo | Paul | Proper Name
pedarēruvā | පෙදරේරුවා | Mason | pedreiro | Mason | Daily
Peduru | පේදුරු | Peter | Pedro | Peter | Proper Name
penēraya | පෙනේරය | Sieve | peneira | Sieve | Daily
peragam | පෙරගම් | Banns | proclamas | Banns | Daily
perakadōruvā | පෙරකදෝරුවා | Proctor | procurador | Proctor | Daily
perakalāsiya | පෙරකලාසිය | Warrant of Attorney, proxy | procuração | Proxy | Daily
perōla | පෙරෝල | Pearl | pérola | Pearl | Daily
pigura | පිගුර | Figure | figura | Fiver | Daily
pikama | පිකම | Pickaxe | picão | Pickaxe | Military
pīkudu | පීකුදු | Liver (of animals) | fígado | Liver | Daily
pinu | පිනු | Pine | pinho | Pine | Botanical
pinsaya | පින්සය | Tweezer | pinça | Tweezer | Daily
pintāruva | පින්තාරුව | Painting | pintura | Painting, Picture | Daily
pintūraya | පින්තූරය | Picture | pintura | Painting, Picture | Daily
pinsala | පින්සල | Paintbrush | pincel | Brush | Daily
pīppaya | පීප්පය | Cask/Barrel | pipa | Cask | Daily
pipiññā | පිපිඤ්ඤා | Cucumber | pepino | Cucumber | Food
pistōlaya | පිස්තෝලය | Pistol | pistola | Pistol | Army
pīrisiya | පීරිසිය | Saucer | pires | Saucer | Daily
pīttaya | පීත්තය | Ribbon | fita | Ribbon | Clothing
poloiyya | පොලොඉය්ය | Flounce | folho | Flounce | Daily
pōranuwa | පෝරණුව | Oven, kiln | forno | Oven | Daily
pōrtaya | පෝර්තය | Porthole | porto | Door | Daily
prāskuva | ප්රාස්කුව | Flask | frasco | Flask | Daily
puliya | පුලිය | Pulley | polia | Pulley | Daily
punīlaya | පුනීලය | Funnel | funil | Funnel | Daily
rābu | රාබු | Radish | rábano | Radish | Food
raivaya | රයිවය | Anger | raiva | Anger | Daily
rancuva | රංචුව | Herd, group | rancho |  | Daily
rāttala | රාත්තල | Pound (measurement) | arrátel | Pound | Daily
rēndaya | රේන්දය | Lace | renda | Lace | Clothing
rōdaya | රෝදය | Wheel | roda | Wheel | Daily
rōmānu | රෝමානු | Roman | romano | Roman | Daily
rōsa | රෝස | Rose, Pink | rosa | Rose, Pink | Daily
rūbiya | රූබිය | Ruby | rubi | Ruby | Daily
rulan | රුලන් | Semolina | rolão | Semolina | Food
rusu | රුසු | Grey | ruço | Grey | Daily
saban | සබන් | Soap | sabão | Soap | Daily
sakōla | සකෝල | Satchel | sacola | Satchel | Daily
sākkuva | සාක්කුව | Pocket | saco | Sack | Daily
salādaya | සලාදය | Salad | salada | Salad | Food
Santhiyagu | සන්තියාගු | James | Santiago | James | Proper Name
sāntu | සාන්තු | Holy | santo | Holy | Daily
santuvāriya | සාන්තුවරිය | Sanctuary | santuário | Sanctuary | Daily
sapatēruvā | සපතේරුවා | Shoemaker | sapateiro | Shoemaker | Food
sapattuva | සපත්තුව | Shoe | sapato | Shoe | Clothing
sarampa | සරම්ප | Measles | sarampo | Measles | Daily
saruvāla | සරුවාල | Pyjama | ceroulas | Pants | Daily
sātan | සාතන් | Satan | satã | Satan | Daily
setim | සෙතිම් | Satin | cetim | Satin | Clothing
sāvāla | සාවාල | sável | sabão | Shad | Daily
savudiya | සවුදිය | a toast | saúde | health | Daily
sāya | සාය | Skirt | saia | Skirt | Clothing
sēda | සේද | silk | seda | silk | Clothing
senil | සේනිල් | senile | senil | senile | Daily
sēriyā | සේරියා | mermaid | sereia | mermaid | Daily
säsiya | සැසිය | session | sessão | session | Daily
sidādiya | සිදාදිය | City | cidade | City | Administration
silima | සිලිම | Shilling | xelim | Shilling | Daily
sinyō | සින්යෝ | Sir | senhor | Sir | Daily
simenti | සිමෙන්ති | Cement | cimento | Cement | Daily
sināla | සිනාල | Signal | sinal | sinal | Daily
sinsēruva | සින්සේරුව | ashtray | cinzeiro | ashtray | Daily
sintuva | සින්තුව | Belt | cinto | belt | Daily
sīnuva | සීනුව | Bell | sino | Bell | Daily
siññō | සිඤ්ඤෝ | Sir | senhor | Sir | Daily
sitāsi | සිතාසි | Summons | citação | Monition | Administration
sokolat | සොකොලත් | Chocolate | chocolate | Chocolate | Food
soldāduvā | සොල්දාදුවා | Soldier | soldado | Soldier | Military
stōlaya | ස්තෝලය | Stole | estola | Stole | Daily
sumānaya | සුමානය | Week | semana | Week | Daily
sumāsu | සුමාසු | Padding | chumaço | Wadding | Military
sukiri | සූකිරි | Sugar | açúcar | Sugar | Food
tācciya | තාච්චිය | Frying pan | tacho | Pan | Daily
tambōruwa | තම්බෝරුව | Tambourine | tambor | Drum | Daily
täbääruma | තැබෑරුම | Tavern | taberna | Tavern | Daily
tampuva | තම්පුව | Envelope | tampo | Cover | Daily
tapa | තප | Slap | tapa | Slap | Daily
täva | තැව | Tower | torre | Tower | Daily
tapēsiya | තපේසිය | Carpet | tapete | Carpet | Daily
tasa | තස | Cup | taça | Cup | Daily
tāppaya | තාප්පය | Parapet wall | taipa | Parapet wall | Daily
testamēntuva | තෙස්තමේන්තුව | Testament | testamento | Testament | Daily
tōntuva | තෝන්තුව | dizziness | tonto | dizzy | Daily
toppiya | තොප්පිය | hat | topo | Cap | Clothing
tīnta | තීන්ත | Ink, paint | tinta | Ink, paint | Daily
tiringu | තිරිඟු | Wheat | trigo | Wheat | Food
tīruva | තීරුව | Customs duty | tiro | Customs | Administration
tōmbuva | තෝම්බුව | Register | tombo | Register | Administration
tuvāya | තුවාය | Towel | toalha | Towel | Daily
vala | වළ | Pit | vala | Ditch | Military
ventu | වෙන්තු | Windy | vento | Wind | Daily
vestiya | වෙස්තිය | Waistcoat | véstia | Waistcoat | Daily
vindima | වින්දිම | Vintage | vindima | Vintage | Daily
villuda | විල්ලුද | Velvet | veludo | Velvet | Daily
vinākiri | විනාකිරි | Vinegar | vinagre | Vinegar | Food
vīduruva | වීදුරුව | Glass | vidro | Glass | Daily
visita | විසිත | Visit | visita | Visit | Daily
viskōtuva | විස්කෝතුව | Biscuit | biscoito | Biscuit | Food
visita | විසිත | Visit | visita | Visit | Daily
vīvā, viyavā |  | Widow | viúva | Widow | Daily
viola | විඔල | Guitar | violão | Guitar | Music

## Proper Names

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas is one of many Sinhalese with a surname of Portuguese origin.

Many Sinhalese adopted Portuguese names, especially surnames. Some are very common (e.g. Perera, De Silva). The names, however, do not necessarily denote Portuguese ancestry or Christian religious affiliation, with many Buddhist Sinhalese having Portuguese-origin surnames, as Buddhism does not recognise the notion of heresy for not naming their children with names which do not originate from the Pali language

Sri Lankan Form | සිංහල | Portuguese

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Aponso | අපොන්සු | Afonso
Cabral | කබ්රාල් | Cabral
Caldera, Kaldera | කල්දේරා | Caldeira
Corea | කෝරියා | Correia
Croos | ක්රූස් | Cruz
De Abrew | ද අබ්රිව් | Abreu
De Almeda, Almeda | ද අල්මේදා, අල්මේදා | De Almeida
De Alwis | ද අල්විස් | Alves
De Costa | ද කොස්තා | Da Costa
De Livera, Livera | ද ලිවේරා, ලිවේරා | De Oliveira
De Mel | ද මෙල් | Melo
De Sampayo, Sampayo | ද සම්පයෝ, සම්පයෝ | Sampaio
De Saram | ද සේරම් | Serra
De Silva, Silva | ද සිල්වා, සිල්වා | Da Silva
Dias | දිඅස් | Dias
Fonseka | ෆොන්සේකා | Fonseca
Fernando | ප්‍රනාන්දු | Fernandes
Gomes, Gomis | ගෝමෙස්, ගෝමිස් | Gomes
Gonsalkorale | ගොන්සල් කෝරලේ | Gonçalves
Grero | ග්රේරු | Guerreiro
Mendis | මෙන්ඩිස් | Mendes
Nonis | නෝනිස් | Nunes
Pasqual, Pasquel | පැස්කුවල් | Pascoal
Perera | පෙරේරා | Pereira
Peiris | පීරිස් | Peres
Pinto | පින්ටෝ | Pinto
Rodrigo | රොද්රිගෝ | Rodrigues
Rosa | රෝසා | Rosa
Salgado | සල්ගාදු | Salgado
Sigera | සීගේරා | Siqueira
Suwaris | සුවාරිස් | Soares
Tisera, Tissera | තිසෙරා | Teixeira
Vaas | වාස් | Vaz
Vadumestri, Vadumestrige | වඩුමෙස්ට්‍රි, වඩුමෙස්ට්‍රිගේ | Combination of Sinhala Vadu meaning carpenter, Português mestre meaning "master of a trade" and Sinhala ge meaning "house of"

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