In þǣm 1972. gēare wæs þæs rīces ambihtlīc nama awended tō ""Sri Lanka"" (in Sinhalisce śrī laṃkā, IPA: [ˌʃɾiːˈlaŋkaː]. Þæs īeglandes āgnan nama is in Sinhalisce ලංකාව Laṃkāva, IPA: [laŋˈkaːʋə], and in Tamilisce இலங்கை ilaṅkai, iˈlaŋgai). ""Sri Lanka"" is of Sanskrit worde laṃkā, þe is ""boldwelena land"", þe wæs ēac his nama in ealdre Indiscre sægene þæs ""Mahabharata"" and þæs ""Ramayana"". Sri is Sanskritisc titul of āre.