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Chilaw

Chilaw proper noun: a large town in the Puttalam district, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

Chilaw

  1. a large town in the Puttalam district, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Chilaw meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Sinhala

Chilaw in Tamil

town
சிலாபம் cilāpam

Chilaw in Urdu

town
چیلاو celāo

Chilaw in Malayalam

town
ചിലാവ് cilāvŭ, ചിലാപം cilāpaṁ

Chilaw in Sinhala

town
හලාවත halāwata

Origin of Chilaw

Borrowed from Tamil சிலாபம் (cilāpam).

Questions about Chilaw

What does Chilaw mean?
Chilaw means a large town in the Puttalam district, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
What is Chilaw in Tamil?
Chilaw in Tamil is சிலாபம் (cilāpam). See Chilaw meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Chilaw?
Chilaw is a proper noun.

Words near Chilaw in the dictionary

  1. chilaquiles
  2. chilaria
  3. chilarium
  4. Chilas
  5. chilaune
  6. Chilaw
  7. chilblain
  8. chilblained
  9. chilblains
  10. Chilcat
  11. Chilcats

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