Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ඉතිහාසය

/ithihasaya/Roman

English meaning: History

Sinhala Definition

(සිංහල)

ඉතිහාසය යනු අතීත සිදුවීම් ගැන පාඩමකි.

English Definition

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs and civilizations.

Example

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඉතිහාසය 2500 ඉක්ම යයි.

In English: Sri Lanka's history spans over 2500 years.

Literary Heritage

ඉතිහාසය දැන ගැනීම ජාතියේ ශක්‍යතාවේ ආරම්භයයි.

/itihāsaya dæna gæṇīma jātiyē śakyatāvē āramBHayayī./

Knowing history is the beginning of a nation's capability.

Mahavamsa Poet · Buddhist Chronicle Poet · 5th–6th century CE

Mahavamsa

Mahavamsa, Chapter 1 — Mahanama's prologue on why the chronicle must be written and remembered

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