Colombo

Colombo

Betekenis (Engels)

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

Sinonieme

capital of Sri Lanka

Vertalings

Colombo

Colombo

Colombo

Kolombo

Colombo

Κολόμπο

كولمبو

كُولُومْبُو

Colombo

Frekwensie

34k
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/
Etimologie (Engels)

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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