Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sri lanka

/ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
sri lan-ka
IPA
/ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capitals: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: श्री लङ्का

Derived Forms

Singlish srilankite

Phrases

Sri Lanka bay owl Sri Lanka bush warbler Sri Lanka hill myna Sri Lankan

Synonyms

Ceylon Serendib Serendip

Questions

How do you pronounce sri lanka?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/.
What does sri lanka mean?
An island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Capitals: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Where does sri lanka come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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