இலங்கை
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இலங்கையின் கொடி 
இலங்கையின் வரைபடம்
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लङ्का (laṅkā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
இலங்கை • (ilaṅkai)
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Synonyms: ஈழம் (īḻam), ஶ்ரீ லங்கா (śrī laṅkā), சிலோன் (cilōṉ)
Declension
| ai-stem declension of இலங்கை (ilaṅkai) (singular only) | ||
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| Nominative | இலங்கை ilaṅkai |
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| Vocative | இலங்கையே ilaṅkaiyē |
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| Accusative | இலங்கையை ilaṅkaiyai |
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| Dative | இலங்கைக்கு ilaṅkaikku |
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| Genitive | இலங்கையுடைய ilaṅkaiyuṭaiya |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | இலங்கை ilaṅkai |
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| Vocative | இலங்கையே ilaṅkaiyē |
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| Accusative | இலங்கையை ilaṅkaiyai |
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| Dative | இலங்கைக்கு ilaṅkaikku |
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| Benefactive | இலங்கைக்காக ilaṅkaikkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | இலங்கையுடைய ilaṅkaiyuṭaiya |
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| Genitive 2 | இலங்கையின் ilaṅkaiyiṉ |
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| Locative 1 | இலங்கையில் ilaṅkaiyil |
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| Locative 2 | இலங்கையிடம் ilaṅkaiyiṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | இலங்கையோடு ilaṅkaiyōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | இலங்கையுடன் ilaṅkaiyuṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | இலங்கையால் ilaṅkaiyāl |
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| Ablative | இலங்கையிலிருந்து ilaṅkaiyiliruntu |
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References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “இலங்கை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]