Sri Lanka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlæŋkə/[1][2]
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It should be noted that the Sanskrit honorific that the "Sri" comes from (श्री, ISO: Śrī) is pronounced [ɕriː], and while this pronunciation is preserved in Sinhalese, the closest English phoneme that best fits [ɕ] is /ʃ/, resulting in the approximation /ʃɹ/. /sɹ/ in English results from ignoring or dropping the diacritic on ⟨s⟩ in the romanization ⟨śrī⟩. In Sinhalese, [sriː] may occur as an acceptable variant pronunciation only in quick, uneducated speech, because [ɕ] is an uncommon phoneme in Sinhalese and is replaced with [s] in certain dialects.

Both stresses on the first and second syllables of "Lanka" are accepted, but the latter is closer to its native pronunciation.

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capital: Colombo.

Usage notes

“Sri Lanka” has been the official name since 1972; prior to that it was Ceylon.

Place names are a source of controversy in Sri Lankan politics, in connection with the Sri Lankan Civil War, and some find “Sri Lanka” to be too Sinhalese. A Tamil name is Eelam, and some Tamil political parties retain “Ceylon” in their name, such as the All Ceylon Tamil Congress and the Ceylon Workers' Congress.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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References

  1. "Sri Lanka" in several reference works
  2. (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2010 February 19 (last accessed), archived from the original on 1 November 2013

Anagrams

Asturian

Proper noun

Sri Lanka f

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Catalan

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka f

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Danish

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka n

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Faroese

Etymology

From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī, “holy”) and लंका (laṃkā, “island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɹiː laʰŋ̊ka/

Proper noun

Sri Lanka n

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Finnish

Etymology

From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsri ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠ri ˈlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsriˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠riˌlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta
    Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Declension

Inflection of Sri Lanka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Sri Lanka —
genitive Sri Lankan —
partitive Sri Lankaa —
illative Sri Lankaan —
singular plural
nominative Sri Lanka —
accusative nom. Sri Lanka —
gen. Sri Lankan
genitive Sri Lankan —
partitive Sri Lankaa —
inessive Sri Lankassa —
elative Sri Lankasta —
illative Sri Lankaan —
adessive Sri Lankalla —
ablative Sri Lankalta —
allative Sri Lankalle —
essive Sri Lankana —
translative Sri Lankaksi —
abessive Sri Lankatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sri Lanka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sri Lankani —
accusative nom. Sri Lankani —
gen. Sri Lankani
genitive Sri Lankani —
partitive Sri Lankaani —
inessive Sri Lankassani —
elative Sri Lankastani —
illative Sri Lankaani —
adessive Sri Lankallani —
ablative Sri Lankaltani —
allative Sri Lankalleni —
essive Sri Lankanani —
translative Sri Lankakseni —
abessive Sri Lankattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sri Lankasi —
accusative nom. Sri Lankasi —
gen. Sri Lankasi
genitive Sri Lankasi —
partitive Sri Lankaasi —
inessive Sri Lankassasi —
elative Sri Lankastasi —
illative Sri Lankaasi —
adessive Sri Lankallasi —
ablative Sri Lankaltasi —
allative Sri Lankallesi —
essive Sri Lankanasi —
translative Sri Lankaksesi —
abessive Sri Lankattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sri Lankamme —
accusative nom. Sri Lankamme —
gen. Sri Lankamme
genitive Sri Lankamme —
partitive Sri Lankaamme —
inessive Sri Lankassamme —
elative Sri Lankastamme —
illative Sri Lankaamme —
adessive Sri Lankallamme —
ablative Sri Lankaltamme —
allative Sri Lankallemme —
essive Sri Lankanamme —
translative Sri Lankaksemme —
abessive Sri Lankattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sri Lankanne —
accusative nom. Sri Lankanne —
gen. Sri Lankanne
genitive Sri Lankanne —
partitive Sri Lankaanne —
inessive Sri Lankassanne —
elative Sri Lankastanne —
illative Sri Lankaanne —
adessive Sri Lankallanne —
ablative Sri Lankaltanne —
allative Sri Lankallenne —
essive Sri Lankananne —
translative Sri Lankaksenne —
abessive Sri Lankattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sri Lankansa —
accusative nom. Sri Lankansa —
gen. Sri Lankansa
genitive Sri Lankansa —
partitive Sri Lankaansa —
inessive Sri Lankassaan
Sri Lankassansa
—
elative Sri Lankastaan
Sri Lankastansa
—
illative Sri Lankaansa —
adessive Sri Lankallaan
Sri Lankallansa
—
ablative Sri Lankaltaan
Sri Lankaltansa
—
allative Sri Lankalleen
Sri Lankallensa
—
essive Sri Lankanaan
Sri Lankanansa
—
translative Sri Lankakseen
Sri Lankaksensa
—
abessive Sri Lankattaan
Sri Lankattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʁi lɑ̃.ka/
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Proper noun

Sri Lanka m

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Derived terms

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German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka n (proper noun, genitive Sri Lankas or (optionally with an article) Sri Lanka)

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Declension

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka]

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

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Further reading

Italian

Proper noun

Sri Lanka m

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka]

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Synonym: Seri Langka

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sri ˈlaŋ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -aŋka

Proper noun

Sri Lanka f

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • Sri Lanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Sri Lanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /si.ɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɾiˈlɐ̃.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /sɨˈɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/

Proper noun

Sri Lanka m

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Synonyms: (former name) Ceilão, (archaic, poetic) Taprobana

Derived terms

Romanian

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka n

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˌri ˈlanka/ [ezˌri ˈlãŋ.ka]
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Proper noun

Sri Lanka f

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Swahili

Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Synonym: Sirilanka

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka n (genitive Sri Lankas)

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Turkish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sri Lanka

  1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

Declension

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