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ayubowan

ayubowan interjection: salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.

Interjection

  1. (Sri-Lanka) Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
    • "Ayubowan, I am looking for a yam for my Suduhamy." I said.1963, Punyakante Wijenaike, The third woman and other stories - Part 1963, page 48
    • Charming girls dressed in the traditional, low-country reddha and hattaya, welcomed the invitees at the regal Galle Face Hotel, with a customary ayubowan.2007 June 3, Vidushi Seneviratne, “Echo of Koggala cradle”, in The Sunday Times

Origin of ayubowan

From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōwan).

Questions about ayubowan

What does ayubowan mean?
Ayubowan means salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
What part of speech is ayubowan?
Ayubowan is an interjection.

Words near ayubowan in the dictionary

  1. Ayub
  2. Ayubid
  3. Ayubids
  4. Ayubite
  5. Ayubites
  6. ayubowan
  7. Ayubs
  8. ayuh
  9. Ayuko
  10. Ayumi
  11. Ayungon

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