Tāprabane
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'''Taprabane''' is rīce and īegland be [[Indea]]landes sūðernum strande in þǣm [[Indisc Gārsecg|Indiscan Gārsecge]]. Sēo īeg hæfþ tƿeontig þūsend þūsenda manna.
[[Ymele:Ceylan-map.png|thumbnail|right|Tāprabane and his Byrige]]

== Nama ==
Tāprabane hæfþ in missenlicum gereordum mænige namen. Ealdcrēcas nemdon hīe ''Taprobane''<ref name='rw-tap'>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/slm-taprobane.htm |title=In Search of Taprobane: the Western discovery and mapping of Ceylon |accessdate=2007-06-04 |last=Abeydeera |first=Ananda }}</ref> (and [[Ælfred cyning]] geaf hire þone naman ''Tāpraban'' and ''Dēprobane''.  Þām [[Arab]]um ƿæs hēo ''Serendib''<ref name='mpl-slt'>{{cite journal|title=Sri Lanka - The Pearl of the Orient|journal=Metropolis|url=http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyoworldtravelarchive299/295/tokyoworldtravelinc.htm|format=|accessdate=2007-06-04|archivedate=2002-10-27|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021027171913/http://www.metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyoworldtravelarchive299/295/tokyoworldtravelinc.htm}}</ref>. Tō Marco Polo ƿæs hēo cūþ sƿā ''Seilan'', and ''Ceilão'' ƿæs se nama gegifan be [[Portugal|Portugalƿarum]] þā hīe cōmon to Tāprabane in þǣm 1505. gēare<ref name='at-sls'>{{cite journal|title=Sri Lanka: The untold story|journal=Asia Times|date=|first=K T|last=Rajasingham|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CH11Df02.html|format=|accessdate=2007-06-04|archivedate=2016-11-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109064636/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CH11Df02.html}}</ref>.  On NĪƿum Englisce ƿæs þæs īeglandes nama ''Ceylon''<ref name='slp-name'> {{cite web|url=http://www.glue.umd.edu/~pkd/sl/facts/name_origin.html |title= Etymologies of Lanka, Serendib, Taprobane and Ceylon |accessdate=2007-06-04 |last=Zubair |first=Lareef }}</ref>.

In þǣm 1972. gēare ƿæs þæs rīces ambihtlīc nama aƿended tō "Sri Lanka" (in [[Sinhalisc language|Sinhalisce]] [[Biliþ:Sri Lanka in Sinhala.png|60px|{{lang|si|ශ්‍රී ලංකාව}}]] ''śrī laṃkā'', {{IPA2|ˌʃɾiːˈlaŋkaː}}.  Þæs īeglandes āgnan nama is in [[Sinhalisc sprǣc|Sinhalisce]] ලංකාව ''Laṃkāva'', {{IPA2|laŋˈkaːʋə}}, and in [[Tamilisc sprǣc|Tamilisce]] இலங்கை ''ilaṅkai'', {{IPA|iˈlaŋgai}}). "Sri Lanka" is of [[Sanskrit]] ƿorde ''{{lang|sa-Latn|laṃkā}}'', þe is "boldƿelena land"<ref name='nyt-2/14/82-ri'>{{cite news | first=Colin | last=de Silva | coauthors= | title= Sri Lanka, The 'Resplendent Isle' | date=[[February 14]], [[1982]] | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9A01EED61E38F937A25751C0A964948260 | work =The New York Times | accessdate = 2007-06-04 }}</ref>, þe ƿæs ēac his nama in ealdre Indiscre sægene þæs "[[Mahabharata]]" and þæs "[[Ramayana]]". ''Sri'' is [[Sanskrit]]isc titul of āre.

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Taprabane is rīce and īegland be Indealandes sūðernum strande in þǣm Indiscan Gārsecge. Sēo īeg hæfþ tƿeontig þūsend þūsenda manna.
thumbnail|right|Tāprabane and his Byrige

 Nama 
Tāprabane hæfþ in missenlicum gereordum mænige namen. Ealdcrēcas nemdon hīe Taprobane (and Ælfred cyning geaf hire þone naman Tāpraban and Dēprobane.  Þām Arabum ƿæs hēo Serendib. Tō Marco Polo ƿæs hēo cūþ sƿā Seilan, and Ceilão ƿæs se nama gegifan be Portugalƿarum þā hīe cōmon to Tāprabane in þǣm 1505. gēare.  On NĪƿum Englisce ƿæs þæs īeglandes nama Ceylon .

In þǣm 1972. gēare ƿæs þæs rīces ambihtlīc nama aƿended tō "Sri Lanka" (in Sinhalisce 60px| śrī laṃkā, .  Þæs īeglandes āgnan nama is in Sinhalisce ලංකාව Laṃkāva, , and in Tamilisce இலங்கை ilaṅkai, ). "Sri Lanka" is of Sanskrit ƿorde , þe is "boldƿelena land", þe ƿæs ēac his nama in ealdre Indiscre sægene þæs "Mahabharata" and þæs "Ramayana". Sri is Sanskritisc titul of āre.

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