Colombo in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Colombo” in Hindi is कोलंबो, pronounced kolambo . 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.
The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon toṭa, literally “port on the river Kelani”). Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see w:Colombo § Etymology for more.
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