ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ

Sinhalese

Alternative forms

• ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ (śrī jayawardhanapura kōṭṭē)

Etymology

"Jayawardenepura" (ජයවර්ධනපුර (jayawardhanapura)) was the name of Kotte when it was conquered by Prince Sapumal in the 13th century, meaning "the resplendent city of growing victory", from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) +‎ Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana, “growth”) +‎ Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”).

කෝට්ටේ (kōṭṭē) being from Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃriː d͡ʒəjəʋərd̪ənəpurə koːʈʈeː/

Proper noun

ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ • (śrī jayawardhanapura kōṭṭē)

1. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo)

   Synonym: කෝට්ටේ (kōṭṭē)