"Ceilan" meaning in Catalan

See Ceilan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [səjˈlan] [Balearic, Central], [sejˈlan] [Valencia]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), probably a back-formation from Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva), from Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|pt|Ceilão}} Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, {{der|ca|fro|Seilan}} Old French Seilan, {{der|ca|ar|سَرَنْدِيب}} Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), {{der|ca|fa|سرندیپ|tr=sarandip}} Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), {{der|ca|pra||*𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯}} Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva), {{der|ca|sa|सिंहलद्वीप}} Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa) Head templates: {{ca-proper noun|m}} Ceilan m
  1. (archaic, historical) Sri Lanka Wikipedia link: Marco Polo Tags: archaic, historical, masculine Derived forms: ceilan, ceilanès, ceilanita, espinac de Ceilan
    Sense id: en-Ceilan-ca-name-B~jRFEo5 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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        "Catalan terms derived from Old French",
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        "Balearic",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sejˈlan]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ceilan"
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