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Lanka

Lanka

1 8.7
An island kingdom ruled by the demon king Ravana in the Ramayana
  • proper noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : Lanka
  • Sita has been kidnapped by the alluring and lovable demon Ravana, with his ten heads, the ruler of Lanka.
  • Sri Lanka
  • island of Lanka

Examples

  • Ravana was the evil king of Lanka and he just stole Sita.

    Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

  • We shall cross the sea to Lanka and rescue Sita.

    Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

  • Sita is abducted by Ravanna, the demon king of Lanka (now Sri Lanka), and is rescued by Hanuman, Rama's faithful servant (Narayan 1972).

    Academic text (1999)

  • This year's play, the Drama of the Ring, tells of how the monkey Hanuman arrives in Lanka (probably modern Sri Lanka) in search of Sita, the high-spirited and virtuous heroine of the Ramayana.

    Blog text (12)

  • We shall cross the sea to Lanka and rescue Sita.

  • Ravana was the evil king of Lanka and he just stole Sita.

  • In the epic Ramayana, Lanka is ruled by the demon king Ravana.

Compounds

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
5.6

The official name of the country Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rupee
4.1

The money used in Sri Lanka divided into 100 cents

Surface Forms

Lanka main

Etymology

Lanka comes from the Sanskrit laṅkā meaning 'island', and in the Ramayana it names the rich island kingdom ruled by the demon king Ravana. So in the epic Lanka means a powerful island home where the story takes place.