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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kalindugayan" data-source="post: 2008115" data-attributes="member: 58568">Behavioural characteristics/temperament Cool    Seethalaya, Seethala-Kotiya (lit: Cool Tiger but refers to cool prowler of women)Lazy    Ice Kandaa(lit.block of ice), Peththa(grasshopper), Thaapa Molaa (~ ref. to heavy tamping device),Stodgy/upstanding    Mole Gaha (as in Mole-Gus Mendis, may also use Thaapa Molaa above), Alavanguva(a) (solid iron rod like implement generally used for husking coconuts), Pittuwa (ref. Pittu: solid flour/coconut based steamed main course usually steamed in a bamboo, also Peter Fernando, my late Dad, Peter=Pittu, phonetic similarity, school boyish)Hot tempered    Gini P*ka (lit.Fire arse)Stinker    Gandaya (both lit. & metaphoric.), Geri Kuna (lit. carcass of cow), Nariya (fox), Hiwala (jackal), Padaya (fart)Foul mouthed    Kunu Kataa (dirty mouth), Kanu Kataa (lit. Drain Mouth, esp. late Pres. Premadasa), Vaachalaya,Furtive    Polkichcha (furtive bird), Attikukula (furtive snail eating bird)Person of no significance    Pol Kud'dah (coconut refuse), Pol Lell'ah (coconut husk), Pol Mudda (part of coconut.h),Wild/disruptive    Veddah (ref.aboriginal people, who in reality were gentle), Val Haraka (wild buffalo, may also be used in sexual sense),</blockquote>

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