Definition
A governor or regional administrator in Sri Lanka during the colonial period, below the rank of viceroy.
Etymology
From Portuguese diceador or similar colonial administrators' titles, adapted into English through direct contact with Sri Lankan administrative structures. The term reflects the blending of Portuguese, Dutch, and English colonial terminology.
Kelly Says
The dissava was essentially a middle manager of colonialism—powerful locally but answerable to European powers above. Their history reveals how colonial systems created new hierarchies that didn't match traditional structures.
Translations
CACatalà
dissava
dee-sah-vah
CSČeština
dissava
dee-sah-vah
DADansk
dissava
dee-sah-vah
DEDeutsch
dissava
dee-sah-vah
ELΕλληνικά
ντίσσαβα
ntíssava
ESEspañol
disava
dee-SAH-vah
FISuomi
dissava
dee-sah-vah
FRFrançais
dissava
dee-sah-vah
HIहिन्दी
दिस्सावा
dissava
HUMagyar
dissava
dee-sah-vah
IDBahasa Indonesia
dissava
dee-sah-vah
ITItaliano
dissava
dee-SAH-vah
MSBahasa Melayu
dissava
dee-sah-vah
NLNederlands
dissava
dee-sah-vah
NONorsk
dissava
dee-sah-vah
PLPolski
dissava
dee-sah-vah
PTPortuguês
dissava
dee-SAH-vah
RORomână
dissava
dee-sah-vah
RUРусский
dissava
dee-sah-vah
SVSvenska
dissava
dee-sah-vah
SWKiswahili
dissava
dee-sah-vah
TEతెలుగు
దిస్సావా
dissāvā
TRTürkçe
dissava
dee-sah-vah
UKУкраїнська
діссава
dissava
VITiếng Việt
dissava
dee-sah-vah