Sri Lanka

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā) / ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”). Displaced Old English Deprobane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlæŋkə/ "Sri" is originally a Sanskrit honorific (श्री, ISO: Śrī), originally pronounced [ɕriː]; the closest English phoneme to [ɕ] is /ʃ/, resulting in the approximation /ʃɹ/. The pronunciation with /sɹ/ also occurs in English as a spelling pronunciation and/or hyperforeignism. In Sinhalese, [sriː] may occur as an acceptable variant pronunciation, mainly in quick or informal 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 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 ==== Ceylon (no longer used) Serendib (archaic) Serendip (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: スリランカ (Suri Ranka) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Countries and territories of the world Names of Sri Lanka ==== References ==== === Anagrams === alkarsin == Asturian == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka f Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /s̺ri lanka/ [z̺ri laŋ.ka] Hyphenation: Sri Lan‧ka === Proper noun === Sri Lanka inan Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sri Lanka f Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) === See also === Ceilan == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃri ˈlanka/ === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā). === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Related terms ==== srilankaner srilankisk == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sri ˈlɑŋ.kaː/ === Proper noun === Sri Lanka n Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Derived terms ==== == 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 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 Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʁi lɑ̃.ka/ === Proper noun === Sri Lanka m Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Derived terms ==== Srilankais srilankais ==== See also ==== == Galician == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka f Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == German == === Pronunciation === === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Srilanker, Sri-Lanker, Sri Lanker srilankisch, sri-lankisch == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˌsri ˈlaŋka] === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) === See also === === Further reading === “Sri Lanka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka m Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== See also ==== Ceylon cingalese == Malay == === Etymology === From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka] === Proper noun === Sri Lanka (Jawi spelling سري لڠکا) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) Synonym: Seri Langka == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Related terms ==== srilanker srilankisk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Related terms ==== srilankar srilankisk == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsri ˈlaŋ.ka/ Syllabification: Sri Lan‧ka === Proper noun === Sri Lanka f Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Sri Lanka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “Sri Lanka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Sri Lanca, Seri Lanca === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sri Lanka m Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) Synonyms: (former name) Ceilão, (archaic, poetic) Taprobana ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sri Lanka n Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˌri ˈlanka/ [ezˌri ˈlãŋ.ka] IPA(key): /ˌsiɾi ˈlanka/ [ˌsi.ɾi ˈlãŋ.ka] IPA(key): /ˌsɾi ˈlanka/ [ˌzɾi ˈlãŋka] === Proper noun === Sri Lanka f Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Países y capitales, con sus gentilicios | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas Estados Miembros | Naciones Unidas E_Conf.105_13_CRP.13_15_UNGEGN WG Country Names Document.pdf == Swahili == === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) Synonym: Sirilanka == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sri Lanka n (genitive Sri Lankas) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “Sri Lanka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH === Anagrams === kilarnas, likarnas, siklarna == Tagalog == === Etymology === From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsɾi ˈlaŋka/ [ʔɪsˌɾɪ ˈlaŋ.kɐ] Rhymes: -aŋka Syllabification: Sri Lan‧ka === Proper noun === Sri Lanka (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India) ==== Declension ==== === See also ===