Sinhala Dictionary definitions for talent
talent 🔊 /tæˈlʌnt/
talent : ප්රතිභාව
talent : කුසලතාව
talent : සහජ දක්ෂතාව
talent : නිපුණත්වය
talent : තලෙන්තය
talent : කුශලතාව
talent : සහජ ශක්තිය
talent : සාමර්ථය
talent : කෞශල්යය
talent definition
Transitive verb.
- Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
- Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93/ lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
- Inclination; will; disposition; desire.
- Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxVerb. 14-30).