Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceylon

/seɪˈlɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: cey-lon
IPA: /seɪˈlɑn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .

Archaic

name

A male given name transferred from the place name.

name

An object-oriented, strongly statically typed programming language with an emphasis on immutability.

noun

Tea produced in Sri Lanka.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: Seilan, سیلان, sīhaḷa, सिंहल

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /seɪˈlɑn/
British English: /sɪˈlɒn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ceylone (alternative, obsolete) Zeyloon (alternative, obsolete) Ceylons (plural)

Derived Forms

Ceylonese

Phrases

Ceylon cinnamon Ceylon ebony Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon ironwood Ceylon jasmine Ceylon moss Ceylon oak Ceylon tea

Frequently Paired Words

Names of Sri Lanka

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce ceylon?: The recorded pronunciation is /seɪˈlɑn/.
What does ceylon mean?: Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .
Where does ceylon come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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