"Chilaw" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil சிலாபம் (cilāpam). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ta|சிலாபம்}} Borrowed from Tamil சிலாபம் (cilāpam) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chilaw
  1. a large town in the Puttalam district, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Categories (place): Places in Sri Lanka, Towns in Sri Lanka Translations (town): チラウ (chirau) (Japanese), ചിലാവ് (cilāvŭ) (Malayalam), ചിലാപം (cilāpaṁ) (Malayalam), හලාවත (halāwata) (Sinhalese), சிலாபம் (cilāpam) (Tamil), چیلاو (celāo) (Urdu)

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