Colombo
See also: colombo
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/, /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/, (city also) /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Proper noun edit
Colombo
- The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
- 2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 266:
- From this height, Colombo does not look like a mess. It sleeps in shadows decorated with trees and lights.
Translations edit
capital of Sri Lanka
|
Etymology 2 edit
From Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon, dove”).
Proper noun edit
Colombo
- A surname from Italian.
French edit
Proper noun edit
Colombo m
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Colombo m
Proper noun edit
Colombo f
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Colombo f
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Colombo m
Proper noun edit
Colombo
- A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Colombo m