# Sri Lanka
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/, /sɹiˈlæŋkə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
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.

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

* Sri Lankan

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: スリランカ (Suri Ranka)

#### See also

* Appendix:Countries and territories of the world
* 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

### Anagrams

* alkarsin

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka f
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka f
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

### See also

* Ceilan

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Related terms

* srilankaner
* srilankisk

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka n
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Faroese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɹiː laʰŋ̊ka/

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka n
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකා (śrī laṁkā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsri ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠ri ˈlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈsriˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠riˌlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Sri Lankan demokraattinen sosialistinen tasavaltaDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sri Lanka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sri Lankani
accusative
nom.
Sri Lankani
gen.
Sri Lankani
genitive
Sri Lankani
partitive
Sri Lankaani
inessive
Sri Lankassani
elative
Sri Lankastani
illative
Sri Lankaani
adessive
Sri Lankallani
ablative
Sri Lankaltani
allative
Sri Lankalleni
essive
Sri Lankanani
translative
Sri Lankakseni
abessive
Sri Lankattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sri Lankasi
accusative
nom.
Sri Lankasi
gen.
Sri Lankasi
genitive
Sri Lankasi
partitive
Sri Lankaasi
inessive
Sri Lankassasi
elative
Sri Lankastasi
illative
Sri Lankaasi
adessive
Sri Lankallasi
ablative
Sri Lankaltasi
allative
Sri Lankallesi
essive
Sri Lankanasi
translative
Sri Lankaksesi
abessive
Sri Lankattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sri Lankamme
accusative
nom.
Sri Lankamme
gen.
Sri Lankamme
genitive
Sri Lankamme
partitive
Sri Lankaamme
inessive
Sri Lankassamme
elative
Sri Lankastamme
illative
Sri Lankaamme
adessive
Sri Lankallamme
ablative
Sri Lankaltamme
allative
Sri Lankallemme
essive
Sri Lankanamme
translative
Sri Lankaksemme
abessive
Sri Lankattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sri Lankanne
accusative
nom.
Sri Lankanne
gen.
Sri Lankanne
genitive
Sri Lankanne
partitive
Sri Lankaanne
inessive
Sri Lankassanne
elative
Sri Lankastanne
illative
Sri Lankaanne
adessive
Sri Lankallanne
ablative
Sri Lankaltanne
allative
Sri Lankallenne
essive
Sri Lankananne
translative
Sri Lankaksenne
abessive
Sri Lankattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sri Lankansa
accusative
nom.
Sri Lankansa
gen.
Sri Lankansa
genitive
Sri Lankansa
partitive
Sri Lankaansa
inessive
Sri Lankassaan Sri Lankassansa
elative
Sri Lankastaan Sri Lankastansa
illative
Sri Lankaansa
adessive
Sri Lankallaan Sri Lankallansa
ablative
Sri Lankaltaan Sri Lankaltansa
allative
Sri Lankalleen Sri Lankallensa
essive
Sri Lankanaan Sri Lankanansa
translative
Sri Lankakseen Sri Lankaksensa
abessive
Sri Lankattaan Sri Lankattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* srilankalainen
* srilankanhäntähiiri
* srilankanmusanki
* srilankanpäästäinen

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʁi lɑ̃.ka/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka m
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Derived terms

* Srilankais
* srilankais

#### See also

* 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
* Irak
* Iran
* 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
* Turkménistan
* Turquie
* Vietnam
* Yémen

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### 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

$^1$Optionally with an article.

#### Derived terms

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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˌsri ˈlaŋka]

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

### See also

* 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
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka m
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### See also

* Ceylon
* cingalese

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Related terms

* srilanker
* srilankisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Related terms

* srilankar
* srilankisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsri ˈlaŋ.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: Sri Lan‧ka

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka f
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Derived terms

* lankijski
* Lankijczyk
* Lankijka

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Sri Lanca, Seri Lanca

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /si.ɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /sɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /si.ɾiˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /sɾiˈlɐ̃.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/, /sɨˈɾi ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka m
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Synonyms: (former name) Ceilão, (archaic, poetic) Taprobana

#### Coordinate terms

* Afeganistão
* Arábia Saudita
* Arménia (Portugal) ~ Armênia (Brazil)
* Azerbaijão
* Bangladexe
* Barém
* Birmânia
* Brunei
* Butão
* Camboja
* Catar
* Cazaquistão
* China
* Chipre
* Coreia do Norte
* Coreia do Sul
* Emirados Árabes Unidos
* Filipinas
* Geórgia
* Iémen (Portugal) ~ Iêmen (Brazil)
* Índia
* Indonésia
* Irão (Portugal) ~ Irã (Brazil)
* Iraque
* Israel
* Japão
* Jordânia
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Líbano
* Malásia
* Maldivas
* Mongólia
* Nepal
* Omã
* Palestina
* Paquistão
* Quirguistão
* Rússia
* Singapura
* Síria
* Sri Lanka
* Tailândia
* Tajiquistão
* Timor-Leste
* Turquemenistão
* Turquia
* Uzbequistão
* Vietname (Portugal) ~ Vietnã (Brazil)

#### Derived terms

* srilanquês

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka n
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˌri ˈlanka/ [ezˌri ˈlãŋ.ka]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka f
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

## Swahili
### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
    Synonym: Sirilanka

## 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

* lankes
* lankesisk
* lankesiska
* srilankes
* srilankesisk
* srilankesiska

### References

* Sri Lanka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* kilarnas, likarnas, siklarna

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

#### Declension
### See also

* Afganistan
* Azerbaycan
* Bahreyn
* Bangladeş
* Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
* Bruney
* Butan
* Çin
* Doğu Timor
* Endonezya
* Ermenistan
* Filipinler
* Filistin
* Güney Kore
* Gürcistan
* Hindistan
* Irak
* İran
* İsrail
* Japonya
* Kamboçya
* Katar
* Kazakistan
* Kıbrıs
* Kırgızistan
* Kuveyt
* Kuzey Kore
* 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