लङ्का

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• laṅkā (Latin script)
• 𑀮𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• লঙ্কা (Bengali script)
• ලඞ‍්කා (Sinhalese script)
• လင်္ကာ or လင်္ၵႃ or လင်ၵႃ (Burmese script)
• ลงฺกา or ลังกา (Thai script)
• ᩃᩘᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ລງ຺ກາ or ລັງກາ (Lao script)
• លង្កា (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄋𑄴𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

लङ्का f

1. Devanagari script form of laṅkā (“Sri Lanka”)

Declension

Declension table of "लङ्का" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लङ्का (laṅkā)	लङ्कायो (laṅkāyo) or लङ्का (laṅkā)
Accusative (second)	लङ्कं (laṅkaṃ)	लङ्कायो (laṅkāyo) or लङ्का (laṅkā)
Instrumental (third)	लङ्काय (laṅkāya)	लङ्काहि (laṅkāhi) or लङ्काभि (laṅkābhi)
Dative (fourth)	लङ्काय (laṅkāya)	लङ्कानं (laṅkānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लङ्काय (laṅkāya)	लङ्काहि (laṅkāhi) or लङ्काभि (laṅkābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लङ्काय (laṅkāya)	लङ्कानं (laṅkānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लङ्काय (laṅkāya) or लङ्कायं (laṅkāyaṃ)	लङ्कासु (laṅkāsu)
Vocative (calling)	लङ्के (laṅke)	लङ्कायो (laṅkāyo) or लङ्का (laṅkā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• লঙ্কা (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬗ᭄ᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
• লঙ্কা (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰒𑰿𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• လင်္ကာ (Burmese script)
• લઙ્કા (Gujarati script)
• ਲਙ੍ਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦔ꧀ꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂑𑂹𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಙ್ಕಾ (Kannada script)
• លង្កា (Khmer script)
• ລງ຺ກາ (Lao script)
• ലങ്കാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᢛᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘒𑘿𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᢊᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑦲𑧠𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐒𑑂𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଲଙ୍କା (Odia script)
• ꢭꢖ꣄ꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆕𑇀𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖒𑖿𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ලඞ‍්කා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩠 𑪙𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚎𑚶𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
• லங்கா (Tamil script)
• లఙ్కా (Telugu script)
• ลงฺกา (Thai script)
• ལ་ངྐཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒓𑓂𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨏𑩇𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of unexplained origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐŋ.kɑː/

Proper noun

लङ्का • (laṅkā) stem, f

1. the citadel of Ravana in the Ramayana

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of लङ्का (laṅkā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लङ्का laṅkā	लङ्के laṅke	लङ्काः laṅkāḥ
Vocative	लङ्के laṅke	लङ्के laṅke	लङ्काः laṅkāḥ
Accusative	लङ्काम् laṅkām	लङ्के laṅke	लङ्काः laṅkāḥ
Instrumental	लङ्कया / लङ्का¹ laṅkayā / laṅkā¹	लङ्काभ्याम् laṅkābhyām	लङ्काभिः laṅkābhiḥ
Dative	लङ्कायै laṅkāyai	लङ्काभ्याम् laṅkābhyām	लङ्काभ्यः laṅkābhyaḥ
Ablative	लङ्कायाः / लङ्कायै² laṅkāyāḥ / laṅkāyai²	लङ्काभ्याम् laṅkābhyām	लङ्काभ्यः laṅkābhyaḥ
Genitive	लङ्कायाः / लङ्कायै² laṅkāyāḥ / laṅkāyai²	लङ्कयोः laṅkayoḥ	लङ्कानाम् laṅkānām
Locative	लङ्कायाम् laṅkāyām	लङ्कयोः laṅkayoḥ	लङ्कासु laṅkāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: लंका (laṅkā)
• → Pali: laṅkā
• → Sinhalese: ලංකා (laṁkā)
• → Tamil: இலங்கை (ilaṅkai), லங்கை (laṅkai), லங்கா (laṅkā), லங்க (laṅka)
• → Malay: langgar لڠݢر

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लङ्का”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “Laṅkā”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 894/3.