Serendib
Meanings
name
- An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
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Etymology
From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Related to Ceylon.
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