Sri Lanka
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”).
Pronunciation
It should be noted that the Sanskrit honorific that the "Sri" comes from (श्री, ISO: Śrī) is pronounced , and while this pronunciation is preserved in Sinhalese, the closest English phoneme that best fits 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, may occur as an acceptable variant pronunciation only in quick, uneducated speech, because is an uncommon phoneme in Sinhalese and is replaced with 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
- 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
a country in South Asia
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See also
- Appendix:Countries and territories of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Names of Sri Lanka
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka" in several reference works
- ^ (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 (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Proper noun
- 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 (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Danish
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
- 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
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Finnish
Etymology
From Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta
Declension
| Inflection of Sri Lanka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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. | |||
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compounds
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sri Lanka m
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Sri Lanka n (proper noun, genitive Sri Lankas or (optionally with an article) Sri Lanka)
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Declension
Declension of Sri Lanka
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
See also
- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
Further reading
- “Sri Lanka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Proper noun
- 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
Proper noun
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Synonym: Seri Langka
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
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Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sri Lanka f
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Declension
Declension of Sri Lanka
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
Proper noun
Sri Lanka m
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Derived terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Swahili
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Synonym: Sirilanka
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Sri Lanka n (genitive Sri Lankas)
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
Declension
Declension of Sri Lanka
possessive of Sri Lanka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Sri Lanka'm | Sri Lankalarım / Sri Lanka'larım |
| senin (your) | Sri Lanka'n | Sri Lankaların / Sri Lanka'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Sri Lanka'sı | Sri Lankaları / Sri Lanka'ları |
| bizim (our) | Sri Lanka'mız | Sri Lankalarımız / Sri Lanka'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Sri Lanka'nız | Sri Lankalarınız / Sri Lanka'larınız |
| onların (their) | Sri Lanka'sı / Sri Lankaları / Sri Lanka'ları | Sri Lankaları / Sri Lanka'ları |
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asya ülkesi; Afganistan, Azerbaycan, Bahreyn, Bangladeş, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, Bruney, Butan, Çin, Doğu Timor, Endonezya, Ermenistan, Filistin, Filipinler, Güney Kore, Gürcistan, Hindistan, Irak, İran, İsrail, Japonya, Kamboçya, Katar, Kazakistan, Kıbrıs, Kuveyt, Kuzey Kore, Kırgızistan, Laos, Lübnan, Maldivler, Malezya, Mısır, Moğolistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Özbekistan, Pakistan, Rusya, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Suriye, Suudi Arabistan, Tacikistan, Tayland, Tayvan, Türkiye, Türkmenistan, Umman, Ürdün, Vietnam, Yemen