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ayubowan en · INTJ

Etymology

From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōwan).

Meanings

  1. (Sri-Lanka) Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
    • 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:
    • "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: