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poruwa

poruwa noun: a decorated wooden platform used for traditional Sinhalese wedding ceremonies.

Noun

poruwa (plural poruwas)

  1. A decorated wooden platform used for traditional Sinhalese wedding ceremonies.
    • Buddhi Abeyasekera, a member of the New York Buddhist Vihara, a temple, and a friend of the bride’s family, performed a traditional Sri Lankan poruwa ceremony.2009 August 30, “Manisha Corea, Lincoln Wilson”, in New York Times

Forms of poruwa

pluralporuwas

Questions about poruwa

What does poruwa mean?
Poruwa means a decorated wooden platform used for traditional Sinhalese wedding ceremonies.
What part of speech is poruwa?
Poruwa is a noun.
What is the plural of poruwa?
The plural of poruwa is poruwas.

Words near poruwa in the dictionary

  1. porulose
  2. porulous
  3. Porumbacu de Jos
  4. porus
  5. Porush
  6. poruwa
  7. poruwas
  8. Porvoo
  9. Porvorim
  10. porwiggle
  11. porwiggles

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