Ceylon in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “Ceylon”
The meaning of “Ceylon” in Hindi is सेलोन, pronounced selon . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of Ceylon
Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia .
🌱 Word Origin (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.
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Word (English)
Ceylon
Meaning in Hindi
सेलोन
Pronunciation
selon
Category
Word Origin (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.
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The Hindi meaning of "Ceylon" is सेलोन (selon).
In Devanagari script it is written as सेलोन.
It is pronounced "selon". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.