Sailan

Malay

Etymology

From Persian سیلان (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Selan.

Proper noun

Sailan

1. (historical) Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia)

Adjective

Sailan (comparative lebih Sailan, superlative paling Sailan)

1. Ceylonese

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “سیلان Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407

Further reading

• "Sailan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017