[DOC] [TLE] Kayts_History [PAR] May 3, 2011 ... The etymology of the place name Ooraath-thu'rai (written as ... It was guarding 
the fort and city of Jaffna as well as Nalloor the capital of the kingdom of Jaffna. ... 
Thoaddai/ Thoduvaay meaning port, ferry point, ford etc in Sinhala and ... One 
was issued locally, probably at the port itself, by a Sinhalese king... [DOC] [TLE] Colombo - Wikiquote [PAR] It was the political capital of Sri Lanka, before Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. ... "
Kolamba" (Anglicised "Colombo") is a Sinhalese word; meaning port, ferry, 
harbour or ... ...he Beira Lake in Colombo probably takes its name from De Beer 
who is... [DOC] [TLE] Colombo - Question.com [PAR] 750,000) and former capital of Sri Lanka, a port on the Indian Ocean near the 
mouth of ... The original Sinhalese name, Kalantotta (Kelani ferry), was 
corrupted to ... The area was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and 
Chinese traders... [DOC] [TLE] Zones of Colombo City - Encyclopedia - The Free Dictionary [PAR] 750,000) and former capital of Sri Lanka, a port on the Indian Ocean near the 
mouth of ... The original Sinhalese name, Kalantotta ("Kelani ferry"), was 
corrupted to ... The area was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and 
Chinese traders... [DOC] [TLE] Colombo - Reference.com [PAR] 750,000) and former capital of Sri Lanka, a port on the Indian Ocean near the 
mouth of ... The original Sinhalese name, Kalantotta ("Kelani ferry"), was 
corrupted to ... The area was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and 
Chinese traders... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lankan place name etymology - Wikipedia [PAR] Sri Lankan place name etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic 
diversity of the .... The Beira lake in Colombo probably takes its name from De 
Beer who is believed to have been an engineer in charge of the Dutch water 
defenses. ... The British who followed the Dutch left many place names within the 
capital... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka travel guide - Wikitravel [PAR] The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century BC, probably from ... As 
Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; the name was changed to Sri Lanka ... 
The administrative capital and the largest city plus some popular beach resorts .... 
The Tuticorin-Colombo passenger ferry service, suspended for years due to the... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka | Britannica.com [PAR] A group of islands is called an archipelago. Islands may ... (Sri Jayawardenepura 
Kotte, a Colombo suburb, is the legislative capital.) Situated on the west coast of 
the island, just south of the Kelani River, Colombo is a principal port of the Indian 
Ocean. ... Sri Lankan politician who served as president of Sri Lanka (200515). [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka - 2 | Britannica.com [PAR] Results 1 - 67 of 67 ... Anurdhapura Sinhalese kingdom centred at Anurdhapura in Sri Lanka (Ceylon
) ... mainland by causeway, bridge, and ferry and by road and railway 
connections. ... Colombo city, executive and judicial capital of Sri Lanka. ... just 
south of the Kelani River, Colombo is a principal port of the Indian Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] A Heinlein Concordance - The Heinlein Society [PAR] Upon his adoption, he changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. ... 
Canton: Anglicization of Guangzhou, the capital of Kwangtung province in .... It 
was probably named after Change Alley [Exchange Alley] in London, .... The 
Sinhalese called the port Kolamba (an old Sinhalese word meaning "port" or "
ferry"). [DOC] [TLE] place names of ceylon - JStor [PAR] Pli form of a Sinhalese place name still preserves its original significance ... 
modern Capital of Ceylon. This is a ... Therefore, the author of the Sidat-SaSgar 
is probably justified in ... shallow waters within a ferry, but also a ferry or port itself
. [DOC] [TLE] locating mahatitthathe real site of the great emporium of ... - JStor [PAR] Sinhalese name and it is very unlikely that a mistake was made in respect

Question: The name of this capital is probably from Sinhalese for "port" or "ferry"
Answer: Colombo