පිරිමි ළමයා
pirimi lamaya
The Sinhala word for "boy" is පිරිමි ළමයා (pirimi lamaya).
පිරිමි ළමයා is a noun used to refer to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of පිරිමි (pirimi), meaning "male" and ළමයා (lamaya), meaning "child".
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the noun is පිරිමි ළමයින් (pirimi lamayin). To say "to the boy", add the suffix -ට (-ta) to get පිරිමි ළමයාට (pirimi lamayata). To say "from the boy", add the suffix -ගෙන් (-gen) to get පිරිමි ළමයාගෙන් (pirimi lamayagen).
How do you pronounce it?
pirimi lamaya
Did you know?
- The term කොල්ලා can be used romantically by a woman to refer to her boyfriend, similar to how 'boy' is used in 'my boy' in some English dialects.
- In casual conversation, Sri Lankans often use the English word 'boy' instead of පිරිමි ළමයා, especially when referring to a male helper or an employee.
- The word ළමයා is derived from the Prakrit word 𑀮𑀸𑀫𑀸, which shares an ancestral root with the Pali word lāmaka.
Examples in context
- පිරිමි ළමයා පන්ති කාමරයේ සිටිනවා.pirimi lamaya panthi kamaraye sitinawa.The boy is in the classroom.
- පිරිමි ළමයා සතුටින් සෙල්ලම් කරනවා.pirimi lamaya sathutin sellam karanawa.The boy is playing happily.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a child in a park.
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaඅර පිරිමි ළමයා කවුද?ara pirimi lamayā kavuda?Who is that boy?
- රොෂාන් Roshanඔහු මගේ නංගිගේ පුතා.ohu magē nangigē putā.He is my younger sister's son.
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaඔහු හරිම හුරුබුහුටි පිරිමි ළමයෙක්.ohu harima hurubuhuti pirimi lamayek.He is a very cute boy.
- රොෂාන් Roshanඔව්, ඔහු ගොඩක් ආදරණීයයි.ov, ohu godak ādaranīyay.Yes, he is very loving.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ළමයා, CC BY-SA 4.0.
