Colombo en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ (UK, also)
- /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/ (UK)
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- /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/ (UK)
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
From this height, Colombo does not look like a mess. It sleeps in shadows decorated with trees and lights.
2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 266:
- (metonymically) The Sri Lankan government.
Translations (80)
hy Կոլոմբո (capital of Sri Lanka) · de Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · hu Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ur کولمبو (capital of Sri Lanka) · bn কলম্বো (capital of Sri Lanka) · ro Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ug كولومبو (capital of Sri Lanka) · si කොළඹ (capital of Sri Lanka) · sq Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · sl Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · or କଲୋମ୍ବୋ (capital of Sri Lanka) · ar كُولُومْبُو (capital of Sri Lanka) · id Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ru Коло́мбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · sk Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ml കൊഴുമ്പ് (capital of Sri Lanka) · cmn 科倫坡 /科伦坡 (capital of Sri Lanka) · sh Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · lt Kolombas (capital of Sri Lanka) · el Κολόμπο (capital of Sri Lanka) · yue 科倫坡 /科伦坡 (capital of Sri Lanka) · bo ཁོ་ལུམ་པོ (capital of Sri Lanka) · ne कोलम्बो (capital of Sri Lanka) · ta கொழும்பு (capital of Sri Lanka) · pt Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · fr Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ml കൊളംബോ (capital of Sri Lanka) · et Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ko 콜롬보 (capital of Sri Lanka) · uz Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · mk Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · dv ކޮޅުނބު (capital of Sri Lanka) · ps کولمبو (capital of Sri Lanka) · yi קאָלאָמבאָ (capital of Sri Lanka) · cmn 可倫坡 /可伦坡 (capital of Sri Lanka) · uk Коло́мбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · vi Cô-lôm-bô (capital of Sri Lanka) · te కొలంబో (capital of Sri Lanka) · mn Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · bg Коло́мбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · fi Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · ka კოლომბო (capital of Sri Lanka) · ga Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · nb Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · kk Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · is Kólombó (capital of Sri Lanka) · es Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · tg Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · sv Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · as কলম্বো (capital of Sri Lanka) · lv Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · it Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · th โคลัมโบ (capital of Sri Lanka) · nl Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · tl Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · kn ಕೊಲಂಬೊ (capital of Sri Lanka) · am ኮሎምቦ (capital of Sri Lanka) · da Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · be Кало́мба (capital of Sri Lanka) · kmr Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · he קוֹלוֹמְבּוֹ (capital of Sri Lanka) · tk Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · pl Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · my ကိုလံဘို (capital of Sri Lanka) · gu કોલંબો (capital of Sri Lanka) · mr कोलंबो (capital of Sri Lanka) · ky Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka) · ms Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · eo Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · sh Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · pa ਕੋਲੰਬੋ (capital of Sri Lanka) · fa کلمبو (capital of Sri Lanka) · hi कोलंबो (capital of Sri Lanka) · nn Colombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · chr ᎪᎶᎻᏉ (capital of Sri Lanka) · ja コロンボ (capital of Sri Lanka) · km កូឡុំបូ (capital of Sri Lanka) · az Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · cs Kolombo (capital of Sri Lanka) · tt Коломбо (capital of Sri Lanka)