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

Devanagari script form of laṅkā (“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): /l̪ɐŋ.kɑː/

Proper noun

लङ्का • (laṅkā) stem, f

the citadel of Ravana in the Ramayana
the island Sri Lanka

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of लङ्का
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लङ्का (laṅkā)	लङ्के (laṅke)	लङ्काः (laṅkāḥ)
accusative	लङ्काम् (laṅkām)	लङ्के (laṅke)	लङ्काः (laṅkāḥ)
instrumental	लङ्कया (laṅkayā)	लङ्काभ्याम् (laṅkābhyām)	लङ्काभिः (laṅkābhiḥ)
dative	लङ्कायै (laṅkāyai)	लङ्काभ्याम् (laṅkābhyām)	लङ्काभ्यः (laṅkābhyaḥ)
ablative	लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ)	लङ्काभ्याम् (laṅkābhyām)	लङ्काभ्यः (laṅkābhyaḥ)
genitive	लङ्कायाः (laṅkāyāḥ)	लङ्कयोः (laṅkayoḥ)	लङ्कानाम् (laṅkānām)
locative	लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām)	लङ्कयोः (laṅkayoḥ)	लङ्कासु (laṅkāsu)
vocative	लङ्के (laṅke)	लङ्के (laṅke)	लङ्काः (laṅkāḥ)

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, column 3.