යට ඇඳුම්
yaṭa ændum
The English phrase "underwear" is translated into Sinhala as යට ඇඳුම් (yaṭa ændum).
යට ඇඳුම් is used to refer to clothes worn next to the skin.
Meaning: clothes worn next to the skin (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of යට (yaṭa) meaning "under" and ඇඳුම් (ændum) meaning "clothes".
How does it change in a sentence?
While යට ඇඳුම් is the common plural form used for the category, the singular form යට ඇඳුම is used to refer to a single piece of underwear.
How do you pronounce it?
yaṭa ændum
Did you know?
- The word යට is a linguistic cousin to the word ދަށް (daṣ̊) used in Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives.
- When shopping for යට ඇඳුම් in local markets, shoppers often use gestures or general terms for 'inner clothes' to avoid saying the word aloud.
- The adjective යට (yaṭa) is highly versatile and can be used for anything positioned below something else, such as යට යට (yaṭa yaṭa) to describe things layered underneath.
Examples in context
- මම යට ඇඳුම් මිලදී ගත්තා.mama yata ændum miladi gaththa.I bought underwear.
- ඔහු යට ඇඳුම් අලෙවි කරයි.ohu yata ændum alewi karayi.He sells underwear.
- මෙම යට ඇඳුම් ඉතා සුවපහසුයි.mema yata ændum itha suvapasuyi.This underwear is very comfortable.
Example conversation
Kasun and Kavindya are discussing laundry.
- කසුන් Kasunකවින්ද්යා, මගේ යට ඇඳුම් කොහේද?Kavindya, mage yata andum koheda?Kavindya, where is my underwear?
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaඒවා අල්මාරිය ඇතුළේ තිබෙනවා.eva almariya athule thibenava.They are inside the cupboard.
- කසුන් Kasunස්තූතියි, මම දැන් ඒවා ගන්නම්.sthuthiyi, mama dan eva gannam.Thanks, I will take them now.
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaහොඳයි කසුන්, ඉක්මනින් ගන්න.hondayi Kasun, ikmanin ganna.Okay Kasun, take them quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries යට, CC BY-SA 4.0.
