Singhalese vs Sanskrit

Sanskrit vs Singhalese

Singhalese and Sanskrit both are nouns.

Singhalese is an adjective but Sanskrit is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Singhalese	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sanskrit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Sanskrit is a hypernym of Singhalese; that is, Sanskrit is a word with a broader meaning than Singhalese:

Singhalese: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
Sanskrit: (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes

Other hypernyms of Singhalese include Sanskrit language, Sanskritic language.

Singhalese (noun)	Sanskrit (noun)
the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka	(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
of an ethnic group native to Sri Lanka

Singhalese (adjective)	Sanskrit (adjective)
of or relating to the Sinhalese people
of or relating to the Sinhalese languages

Difference between Singhalese and Sanskrit

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