"Jaffna" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|யாழ்ப்பாணம்}} Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jaffna
  1. A city in northern Sri Lanka Wikipedia link: Jaffna Categories (place): Cities in Sri Lanka, Places in Sri Lanka Translations (city): 賈夫納 (Chinese Mandarin), 贾夫纳 (Jiǎfūnà) (Chinese Mandarin), जाफना (jāphnā) (Hindi), ジャフナ (Japanese), 자프나 (japeuna) (Korean), Džafna (Lithuanian), Japanaja (Lithuanian), ജാഫ്ന (jāphna) (Malayalam), Dżafna (Polish), Jaffna [feminine] (Portuguese), Джа́фна (Džáfna) (Russian), යාපනය (yāpanaya) (Sinhalese), யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam) (Tamil), యజ్పణం (yajpaṇaṁ) (Telugu), జాఫ్నా (jāphnā) (Telugu), Джафна (Džafna) (Ukrainian), Džafn (Veps)

Alternative forms

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