"Jaffnese" meaning in English

See Jaffnese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Jaffna + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Jaffna|ese}} Jaffna + -ese Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} Jaffnese
  1. Related to or from Jaffna Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Sri Lanka
    Sense id: en-Jaffnese-en-adj-XjPe6Qxt Disambiguation of Demonyms: 79 21 Disambiguation of Sri Lanka: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ese: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

Forms: Jaffnese [plural]
Etymology: From Jaffna + -ese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Jaffna|ese}} Jaffna + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|~|Jaffnese}} Jaffnese (countable and uncountable, plural Jaffnese)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Jaffna Tags: countable, uncountable
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