ayubowan

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interjection

Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.

OriginSinhalese ආයුබෝවන් →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. Sri LankaSalutation 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
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    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

    The cabin crew are all Sri Lankan and passengers are greeted on boarding with the traditional ayubowan ('may you have long life').

    2008, Royston Ellis, Sri Lanka: The Bradt Travel Guide, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adioshello

Origin

  1. Sinhaleseආයුබෝවන්
  2. Englishayubowan

From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōwan).

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APA

ayubowan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayubowan

MLA

“ayubowan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayubowan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayubowan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayubowan.

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