Sri Lanka
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 [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.
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.
Derived terms
Translations
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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
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Asturian
Catalan
Pronunciation
Audio (Valencian) (file)
See also
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
Danish
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Faroese
Etymology
From Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī, “holy”) and लंका (laṃkā, “island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɹiː laʰŋ̊ka/
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)
- 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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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʁi lɑ̃.ka/
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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
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka]
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 of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsri ˈlaŋka]
Proper noun
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Synonym: Seri Langka
Norwegian Bokmål
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sri ˈlaŋ.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋka
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Sri Lanka |
genitive | Sri Lanki |
dative | Sri Lance |
accusative | Sri Lankę |
instrumental | Sri Lanką |
locative | Sri Lance |
vocative | Sri Lanko |
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Sri Lanca
- Seri Lanca
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /si.ɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɾiˈlɐ̃.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /sɨˈɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
Derived terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˌri ˈlanka/ [ezˌri ˈlãŋ.ka]
Audio: (file)
Swahili
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
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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