සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා
subha aluth awuruddak wewa
To say "happy new year" in Sinhala, use සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා (subha aluth awuruddak wewa).
සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා is used to wish someone a happy new year, which is most commonly done during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in April.
Meaning: Happy New Year (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'May it be a happy new year'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word වේවා (wewa) at the end functions as a subjunctive verb meaning 'may it be', which turns the entire phrase into a wish or a blessing. Within the word අවුරුද්දක් (awuruddak), the suffix '-ක්' (-k) indicates the indefinite form, signifying 'a year' instead of 'the year'.
How do you pronounce it?
subha aluth awuruddak wewa
Did you know?
- In Sri Lanka, the concept of 'New Year' expressed by අවුරුද්ද (awurudda) is not just a date but a period of social harmony where people settle old disputes before exchanging these greetings.
- The word අලුත් (aluth) used in this phrase is inherited from the Sanskrit word ārdrá, which originally carried meanings related to moisture or dew.
- When saying සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා, it is traditional to accompany the wish by offering 'Kevum' and 'Kokis', which are specially shaped oil cakes.
Examples in context
- ඔබටත් සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා.obatat subha aluth avuruddak vēvā.Happy New Year to you too.
- සියලු දෙනාටම සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා.siyalu denātama subha aluth avuruddak vēvā.Happy New Year to everyone.
Example conversation
Two friends greeting each other on New Year's Day.
- ඉෂානි Ishaniරොෂාන්, ඔබට සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!Roshan, obata subha aluth avuruddak veva!Roshan, Happy New Year to you!
- රොෂාන් Roshanස්තූතියි ඉෂානි, ඔබටත් සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!Sthuthiyi Ishani, obatath subha aluth avuruddak veva!Thank you Ishani, Happy New Year to you too!
- ඉෂානි Ishaniඅද දවස ගෙවන්නේ කොහොමද?Ada davasa gevanne kohomada?How are you spending today?
- රොෂාන් Roshanමම පවුලේ අය සමඟ ඉන්නවා.Mama pavule aya samaga innava.I am with my family.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries අලුත්, CC BY-SA 4.0.
