Sailan

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Persian سیلان (saylān, Ceylon). Doublet of Selan.

Noun

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Sailan

  1. Ceylon, old name of Sri Lanka

Adjective

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Sailan

  1. Ceylonese

References

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  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سیلان Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407

Further reading

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