male

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for male

male 🔊 /mejˈl/

male : පිරිමි

male : පුරිස

male : පුරුෂ

male : පුං

male : පිරිමියා

male : පුරුෂයා

male : පිරිමි සතා

male definition

Adjective. Evil; wicked; bad.

Noun.

  1. Same as Mail, a bag.
  2. An animal of the male sex.
  3. A plant bearing only staminate flowers.

Transitive verb.

  1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.
  2. Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
  3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
  4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
  5. Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.