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Patta (පට්ට) - Extreme. (e.g. 'Patta Aathal' (පට්ට ආතල්) means 'Extremely joyful'.) Patta Gahanawa (පට්ට ගහනවා) means to hit hard, to thrash (as in 'Moowa patta gahanna one karapu wædeta' (මූව පට්ට ගහන්න ඕනෙ කරපු වැඩේට) means 'This one has to be thrashed for that work') or to abuse (as in 'Oya ænduma dæn sathiyakma patta gahala thiyenne' (ඔය ඇඳුම දැන් සතියක්ම පට්ට ගහල තියෙන්නෙ)). Patta Dawaale (පට්ට දවාලෙ) means 'in broad daylight'.
Ændenawa (ඇ*ඬෙනවා) - Literally means 'makes me cry'. Used to express a wide range of feelings from sorrow to happiness. Could also mean 'great' or 'hard to believe' in certain contexts (e.g. Maara lassana baduwak machan, dækkama ændenawa! (මාර ලස්සන බඩුවක් මචං. දැක්කම *ඇ*ඬෙනවා!) means 'That's a very pretty girl, and I can't explain the pleasure of seeing her!' or Kiyala wædak næ, traffic eka dækkama ændenawa (කියලා වැඩක් නෑ, ටැෆික් එක දැක්කම *ඇ*ඬෙනවා) means 'The traffic jam makes me sick')
Charter (චාටර්) or Saater (සාටර්) - (with 'r' pronounced) An expression of disrepute or expressing that something or someone is not upto the expectations or standards.
Machan (මචන්) or Machang (මචං) - Used by males to address a fellow male. Similar to 'Mate' or 'Brother'. Literal meaning (of the original Tamil word) is 'brother-in-law'. 'Machan' (මචං) is rarely used by females to refer to a fellow male (and even rarely to a fellow female) but not regarded as a mainstream usage. Machan (මචං) is quickly becoming the de-facto standard in addressing same age or same rank peers in most social circles, including office environments. In private sector office environments, 'Machan' (මචං) is especially used by senior person to address a subordinate to create (sometimes, false) sense of equity. [1]
Mal Kadanawa (මල් කඩනවා) - To engage in flirtious chit-chat with member(s) of opposite sex. There is popular nick-name Mal Maama (මල් මාමා) which refers to a male person with excessive such behaviours. Also note the term Pæni Halanawa (පැණි හලනවා) which refers to a similar activity and the corresponding nick name Pæniya (පැණියා).
Duma (දුම) - Literally means 'smoke'. Used to mean anything used to have a smoke (e.g. cigarette, cigar, mal (මල්) etc.). (e.g. Dumak adimuda? (දුමක් අදිමුද?) means 'Shall we have a smoke?')
Patta (පට්ට) - Extreme. (e.g. 'Patta Aathal' (පට්ට ආතල්) means 'Extremely joyful'.) Patta Gahanawa (පට්ට ගහනවා) means to hit hard, to thrash (as in 'Moowa patta gahanna one karapu wædeta' (මූව පට්ට ගහන්න ඕනෙ කරපු වැඩේට) means 'This one has to be thrashed for that work') or to abuse (as in 'Oya ænduma dæn sathiyakma patta gahala thiyenne' (ඔය ඇඳුම දැන් සතියක්ම පට්ට ගහල තියෙන්නෙ)). Patta Dawaale (පට්ට දවාලෙ) means 'in broad daylight'.
Ændenawa (ඇ*ඬෙනවා) - Literally means 'makes me cry'. Used to express a wide range of feelings from sorrow to happiness. Could also mean 'great' or 'hard to believe' in certain contexts (e.g. Maara lassana baduwak machan, dækkama ændenawa! (මාර ලස්සන බඩුවක් මචං. දැක්කම *ඇ*ඬෙනවා!) means 'That's a very pretty girl, and I can't explain the pleasure of seeing her!' or Kiyala wædak næ, traffic eka dækkama ændenawa (කියලා වැඩක් නෑ, ටැෆික් එක දැක්කම *ඇ*ඬෙනවා) means 'The traffic jam makes me sick')
Charter (චාටර්) or Saater (සාටර්) - (with 'r' pronounced) An expression of disrepute or expressing that something or someone is not upto the expectations or standards.
Machan (මචන්) or Machang (මචං) - Used by males to address a fellow male. Similar to 'Mate' or 'Brother'. Literal meaning (of the original Tamil word) is 'brother-in-law'. 'Machan' (මචං) is rarely used by females to refer to a fellow male (and even rarely to a fellow female) but not regarded as a mainstream usage. Machan (මචං) is quickly becoming the de-facto standard in addressing same age or same rank peers in most social circles, including office environments. In private sector office environments, 'Machan' (මචං) is especially used by senior person to address a subordinate to create (sometimes, false) sense of equity. [1]
Mal Kadanawa (මල් කඩනවා) - To engage in flirtious chit-chat with member(s) of opposite sex. There is popular nick-name Mal Maama (මල් මාමා) which refers to a male person with excessive such behaviours. Also note the term Pæni Halanawa (පැණි හලනවා) which refers to a similar activity and the corresponding nick name Pæniya (පැණියා).
Duma (දුම) - Literally means 'smoke'. Used to mean anything used to have a smoke (e.g. cigarette, cigar, mal (මල්) etc.). (e.g. Dumak adimuda? (දුමක් අදිමුද?) means 'Shall we have a smoke?')
he he.... thanx bro... this is great....
last parts lol... sri lankan swearing and stuff lol..
who ever done this really good work..
last parts lol... sri lankan swearing and stuff lol..
who ever done this really good work..
Mal Kadanawa (මල් කඩනවා) - To engage in flirtious chit-chat with member(s) of opposite sex. There is popular nick-name Mal Maama (මල් මාමා) which refers to a male person with excessive such behaviours. Also note the term Pæni Halanawa (පැණි හලනවා) which refers to a similar activity and the corresponding nick name Pæniya (පැණියා).
TΞΞNSTAR™ said:Mal Kadanawa (මල් කඩනවා) - To engage in flirtious chit-chat with member(s) of opposite sex. There is popular nick-name Mal Maama (මල් මාමා) which refers to a male person with excessive such behaviours. Also note the term Pæni Halanawa (පැණි හලනවා) which refers to a similar activity and the corresponding nick name Pæniya (පැණියා).
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Actually Elakiri has a much deeper meaning to it too..
From ancient times Sri Lankan's had a tendency to treat "Milk" as a sign of prosperity, Milk is bonded with our lives so much... if you see carefully you'll see that "Milk" has a very special place in Sri Lankan culture.. especially in Sinhalese and Tamil cultures...
We commence the new year by boiling a pot of milk until it over pours, which implies "Let this new year be overflowed with prosperity"... and you might have definitely tasted "Kiri Bath" (Milk Rice) that's the 1st meal we take in every new year... and essential part of our New Year!! And not only that......... every time we commence a new thing, a new beginning let it be... New Business, New Job, New House Warming..... Milk Rice (Kiri Bath) is there.... its the "Milk" the liquid... and "Rice" the staple Sri Lankan diet... nourished our ancestors to build such marvels that you see in Anuradhapua Pollonaruwa... so the we keep the tradition alive!!
"Milk" is so closely related with Sri Lankan lives... we even have a saying "Kiri gahata anna wage" which means "like you struck the milk tree" use to imply that "it was very successful"
So the word goes on.. ELAKIRI!!!
From ancient times Sri Lankan's had a tendency to treat "Milk" as a sign of prosperity, Milk is bonded with our lives so much... if you see carefully you'll see that "Milk" has a very special place in Sri Lankan culture.. especially in Sinhalese and Tamil cultures...
We commence the new year by boiling a pot of milk until it over pours, which implies "Let this new year be overflowed with prosperity"... and you might have definitely tasted "Kiri Bath" (Milk Rice) that's the 1st meal we take in every new year... and essential part of our New Year!! And not only that......... every time we commence a new thing, a new beginning let it be... New Business, New Job, New House Warming..... Milk Rice (Kiri Bath) is there.... its the "Milk" the liquid... and "Rice" the staple Sri Lankan diet... nourished our ancestors to build such marvels that you see in Anuradhapua Pollonaruwa... so the we keep the tradition alive!!
"Milk" is so closely related with Sri Lankan lives... we even have a saying "Kiri gahata anna wage" which means "like you struck the milk tree" use to imply that "it was very successful"
So the word goes on.. ELAKIRI!!!
sri_lion said:Actually Elakiri has a much deeper meaning to it too..
From ancient times Sri Lankan's had a tendency to treat "Milk" as a sign of prosperity, Milk is bonded with our lives so much... if you see carefully you'll see that "Milk" has a very special place in Sri Lankan culture.. especially in Sinhalese and Tamil cultures...
We commence the new year by boiling a pot of milk until it over pours, which implies "Let this new year be overflowed with prosperity"... and you might have definitely tasted "Kiri Bath" (Milk Rice) that's the 1st meal we take in every new year... and essential part of our New Year!! And not only that......... every time we commence a new thing, a new beginning let it be... New Business, New Job, New House Warming..... Milk Rice (Kiri Bath) is there.... its the "Milk" the liquid... and "Rice" the staple Sri Lankan diet... nourished our ancestors to build such marvels that you see in Anuradhapua Pollonaruwa... so the we keep the tradition alive!!
"Milk" is so closely related with Sri Lankan lives... we even have a saying "Kiri gahata anna wage" which means "like you struck the milk tree" use to imply that "it was very successful"
So the word goes on.. ELAKIRI!!!
yeppp...........
CoolCartoon said:he he.... thanx bro... this is great....
last parts lol... sri lankan swearing and stuff lol..
who ever done this really good work..
yeahhh. itz done by a person called RITIGALA JAYASENA {but i think itz a nick nameee...... }
TΞΞNSTAR™ said:Mal Kadanawa (මල් කඩනවා) - To engage in flirtious chit-chat with member(s) of opposite sex. There is popular nick-name Mal Maama (මල් මාමා) which refers to a male person with excessive such behaviours. Also note the term Pæni Halanawa (පැණි හලනවා) which refers to a similar activity and the corresponding nick name Pæniya (පැණියා).
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