Sri Lanka

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy Lanka”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlæŋkə/[1][2]

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It should be noted that the Sanskrit honorific that the "Sri" comes from (श्री, ISO: Śrī) is pronounced [ɕriː], and while this pronunciation is preserved in Sinhalese, the closest English phoneme that best fits [ɕ] 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, [sriː] may occur as an acceptable variant pronunciation only in quick, uneducated 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.

Sri Lanka

1. Country in South Asia. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
2. The island comprising most of this country.

“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.

• Ceylon (no longer used)
• Serendib (archaic)
• Serendip (archaic)

• Sri Lankan

• 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

• alkarsin

Sri Lanka f

1. Sri Lanka (a country in South Asia)

Sri Lanka f

1. Sri Lanka (An island and country in South Asia; capital: Colombo)

• Ceilan

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka (a country in Asia)

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka (a country in Asia)

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Sri Lanka n

1. Sri Lanka (an island and a country)

From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī, “holy”) and लंका (laṃkā, “island”).

• IPA^(key): /sɹiː laʰŋ̊ka/

Sri Lanka n

1. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka

   Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavalta

   Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

• IPA^(key): /sʁi lɑ̃.ka/

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Sri Lanka m

1. Sri Lanka (a country in Asia)

• Srilankais
• srilankais

• (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, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

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Sri Lanka n (proper noun, genitive Sri Lankas or (optionally with an article) Sri Lanka)

1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia)

• Srilanker, Sri-Lanker, Sri Lanker
• srilankisch, sri-lankisch

From Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka]

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka

• (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, 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

• “Sri Lanka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Sri Lanka m

1. Sri Lanka

• Ceylon
• cingalese

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka

• srilanker
• srilankisk

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka

• srilankar
• srilankisk

• IPA^(key): /sri ˈlaŋ.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aŋka

Sri Lanka f

1. Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia)

• Sri Lanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sri Lanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Sri Lanca
• Seri Lanca

Sri Lanka m

1. Sri Lanka (a country and island in South Asia)

   Synonym: (former name) Ceilão

• srilanquês

Sri Lanka n

1. Sri Lanka

• IPA^(key): /esˌri ˈlanka/ [ezˌri ˈlãŋ.ka]

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Sri Lanka f

1. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka (a country in South Asia)

   Synonym: Sirilanka

Sri Lanka n (genitive Sri Lankas)

1. Sri Lanka

• lankes
• lankesisk
• lankesiska
• srilankes
• srilankesisk
• srilankesiska

• kilarnas, likarnas, siklarna

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka (a country in Asia)

• (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