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Malay
Etymology
From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Selan.
Noun
Sailan
- Ceylon, old name of Sri Lanka
Adjective
Sailan
- Ceylonese
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سیلان Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407
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