මෝඩ
mōḍa
The Sinhala word for "stupid" is මෝඩ (mōḍa).
මෝඩ is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe a person as "a stupid person", you can use the noun form මෝඩයෙක්, which is created by adding the suffix -යෙක් to the adjective. When you want to state that someone "is stupid" within a sentence, the adjective changes to the predicate form මෝඩයි.
How do you pronounce it?
mōḍa
Did you know?
- The term මෝඩ is derived from the Pali word moha, which refers to 'delusion' or 'ignorance' in a spiritual and Buddhist context.
- While මෝඩ is the direct term for 'stupid', Sri Lankans often use the word ගොනා, meaning 'buffalo', as a slang term to call someone foolish.
- In Sri Lankan social contexts, calling someone මෝඩ directly can be seen as a significant social insult, often much more offensive than the English 'stupid' because it strikes at one's dignity.
Examples in context
- එය මෝඩ වැඩක්.eya moda vadak.That is a stupid thing to do.
- ඔහු මෝඩ මිනිසෙක්.ohu moda minisek.He is a stupid man.
Example conversation
A young man and woman are discussing a silly mistake.
- තරිඳු Tharinduඔයා ඒක කළේ ඇයි?oya eka kale ai?Why did you do that?
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiමම මෝඩ වැඩක් කළා.mama moda vadak kala.I did a stupid thing.
- තරිඳු Tharinduඒක හරිම මෝඩයි.eka harima modai.That is very stupid.
- නිමල්ෂි Nimalshiඔව්, මට වැරදුණා.ow, mata varaduna.Yes, I made a mistake.
