Ceilão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French Seilan, from Persian (saylān), from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of cingala.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sejˈlɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjˈlɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈlɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejˈlɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /seˈlɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: Cei‧lão

Proper noun

Ceilão m

Ceylon (Former name of Sri Lanka)

Descendants

→ Catalan: Ceilan
→ English: Ceylon

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