𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀡𑀺 (taṃbapaṃṇi), 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀡𑀺 (taṃbapaṇi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī); equivalent to *𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀼 (*taṃbu, “copper”) +‎ *𑀧𑀁𑀦 (*paṃna, “leaf”) +‎ -𑀇 (-i). Compare Pali tambapaṇṇī.

Proper noun

𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 (taṃbapaṃni) f

Sri Lanka (an island)
Coordinate term: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)

Usage notes

Vincent A. Smith has suggested that this term refers to the Thamirabarani River in Tamil Nadu (compare Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī)),[1] but this identification is generally rejected.

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē), Ταπροβανᾶ (Taprobanâ), Ταπροβανῆ (Taprobanê)
- → Latin: Tāprobanē, Tāprobana
- → Portuguese: Taprobana (learned)

References

Vincent A. Smith (1920), “The Rock Edicts”, in Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India, third edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 162.

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[1] Vincent A. Smith (1920), “The Rock Edicts”, in Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India, third edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 162.