Serendib

English

Alternative forms

• Serendip

Etymology

From Arabic سَرَنْدِيب (sarandīb), from Persian سرندیپ (sarandip), from Prakrit *𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀮𑀤𑀻𑀯 (*sīhaladīva) or Sanskrit सिंहलद्वीप (siṃhaladvīpa, “island of the Sinhala people”). See सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”), द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Doublet of Ceylon.

Proper noun

Serendib

1. An ancient name of Ceylon or Sri Lanka.
   • 2003 Brigitte. Ellemor, Richard Plunkett, Verity Campbell - Sri Lanka

     His last two journeys were to Sri Lanka, or Serendib as Arab mariners knew it.

See also

• Names of Sri Lanka

Anagrams

• debrines, inbreeds