JHat Dictionary

JHat Dictionary is a multi-purpose application that could be very helpful for Sinhala speakers or those who wish to improve their grasp of the language.

It allows you to translate words between Sinhala and English, listen to them being spoken by a text-to-speech engine, extract text from images or websites and even look up the definitions of various words.

First and foremost, the program enables you to perform translations, and you can enter partial terms to view a complete list of the words that contain the typed characters. If you want to remember certain words, you can add them to your bookmarks.

JHat Dictionary allows you to search for the definitions of various words using multiple online services. However, no data is available locally, so an Internet connection is required at all times.

Once you have found the English equivalent of a certain Sinhala word, you can run it through a text-to-speech engine and listen to it being spoken aloud.

JHat Dictionary also offers an optical character recognition engine that allows you to extract text from images or other types of media. However, it was not particularly accurate during our tests.

While the application does its job fairly well, it would benefit greatly from a redesigned UI. Only one visual theme is available, and its translucent design might not be to everyone’s tastes.

Also, the additional windows that are opened when accessing various functions are animated, and it is not possible to disable this feature.

It is worth noting that, while a fairly extensive user manual is provided, it is not available in English, so novices may have a hard time getting the hang of things.

JHat Dictionary is a useful application that can help you find the definitions of English and Sinhala words online, as well as perform translations between these two languages. It lacks English documentation, however, and it features a very disappointing UI.