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Jaffna

/ˈdʒæfnə/

Jaffna proper noun: a city in northern Sri Lanka.

Proper noun

Jaffna

  1. A city in northern Sri Lanka.

Jaffna meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

Jaffna in Hindi

city
जाफ़ना jāfnā

Jaffna in Tamil

city
யாழ்ப்பாணம் yāḻppāṇam

Jaffna in Telugu

city
యజ్పణం yajpaṇaṁ, జాఫ్నా jāphnā

Jaffna in Malayalam

city
ജാഫ്ന jāphna, യാഴ്പ്പാണം yāḻppāṇaṁ
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Jaffna in Sinhala
යාපනය yāpanaya

Origin of Jaffna

Borrowed from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam).

Words formed from Jaffna

Phrases with Jaffna

Questions about Jaffna

What does Jaffna mean?
Jaffna means a city in northern Sri Lanka.
What is Jaffna in Hindi?
Jaffna in Hindi is जाफ़ना (jāfnā). See Jaffna meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Jaffna?
Jaffna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jaffna?
Jaffna is pronounced /ˈdʒæfnə/.

Words near Jaffna in the dictionary

  1. jaffies
  2. jaffle
  3. jaffled
  4. jaffles
  5. jaffling
  6. Jaffna
  7. Jaffna Tamil
  8. Jaffnese
  9. Jaffrey
  10. jaffries
  11. jaffry

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