Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.
Origin
- Sanskritपुर“city”
- Sanskritवर्धन“growth”
- Sanskritजय“victory”
- Sinhaleseශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ
- EnglishSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ (śrī jayawardhanapura kōṭṭē). "Jayawardenepura" (ජයවර්ධනපුර (jayawardhanapura)) was the name of Kotte when it was conquered by Prince Sapumal in the 13th century, meaning "the resplendent city of growing victory", from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) + Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana, “growth”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”).
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Bengali শ্রী জয়বর্ধনপুর কোট্টে
- শ্রী জয়বর্ধনপুর কোট্টে (sri joẏobordhonpur kōṭṭe)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Bulgarian Шри Джаяварданапура Коте
- Шри Джаяварданапура Коте (Šri Džajavardanapura Kote)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Catalan Sri Jayewardenepura
- Sri Jayewardenepurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Chinese Mandarin 斯里賈亞瓦德納普拉科特 /斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特
- 斯里賈亞瓦德納普拉科特 /斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特 (Sīlǐ Jiǎyàwǎdénàpǔlā Kētè)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Czech Šrí Džajavardanapura Kotte
- Šrí Džajavardanapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Danish Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
- Sri Jayawardenapura-Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Dutch Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte
- Sri Jayewardenapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Esperanto Sriĝajavardenapurakoto
- Sriĝajavardenapurakotothe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Finnish Kotte
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
French Sri Jayawardenapura
- Sri Jayawardenapurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
German Sri Jayawardenepura
- Sri Jayawardenepurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Hindi श्री जयवर्धनेपुरा कोट्टे
- श्री जयवर्धनेपुरा कोट्टे (śrī jayvardhanepurā koṭṭe)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Hungarian Szrí Dzsajavardhanapura Kótté
- Szrí Dzsajavardhanapura Kóttéthe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Icelandic Srí Jajevardenepúra
- Srí Jajevardenepúrathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Indonesian Kotte
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Italian Sri Jayewardanapura Kotte
- Sri Jayewardanapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Japanese スリジャヤワルダナプラコッテ
- スリジャヤワルダナプラコッテ (Suri-jayawarudanapura-kotte)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Korean 스리자야와르데네푸라코테
- 스리자야와르데네푸라코테 (Seurijayawareudenepurakote)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Lithuanian Šri Džajavardenepura
- Šri Džajavardenepurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Norwegian Kotte
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Persian سری جایاواردنپورا کوته
- سری جایاواردنپورا کوتهthe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Polish Sri Dźajawardanapura Kotte
- Sri Dźajawardanapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Portuguese Kotte
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Romanian Sri Jayewardanapura Kotte
- Sri Jayewardanapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Russian Шри-Джаява́рденепура-Ко́тте
- Шри-Джаява́рденепура-Ко́тте (Šri-Džajavárdenepura-Kótte)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Scottish Gaelic Sri Jayawardenapura
- Sri Jayawardenapurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Slovak Kotte
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Spanish Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
- Sri Jayawardenapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Swahili Sri Jayawardenapura
- Sri Jayawardenapurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Swedish Sri Jayawardenapura
- Sri Jayawardenapurathe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Tamil ஶ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர கோட்டை, கோட்டே
- ஶ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர கோட்டை (śrī jayavartaṉapura kōṭṭai)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
- கோட்டே (kōṭṭē)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Thai ศรีชยวรรธนปุระโกฏเฏ
- ศรีชยวรรธนปุระโกฏเฏ (sǐi-chá-yá-wát-tá-ná-bpù-rá-gòot-dtee)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Turkish Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, Kotte
- Sri Jayawardenapura-Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
- Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Ukrainian Шрі-Джаяварденепура-Котте
- Шрі-Джаяварденепура-Котте (Šri-Džajavardenepura-Kotte)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Urdu شری جےوردنپور کوٹّے
- شری جےوردنپور کوٹّے (śrī jaivardhanpūr koṭṭe)the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Vietnamese Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Welsh Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
- Sri Jayawardenapura Kottethe administrative capital of Sri Lanka
Cite this entry
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sri%20Jayawardenepura%20Kotte
“Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sri%20Jayawardenepura%20Kotte. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sri%20Jayawardenepura%20Kotte.
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