වතුර
watura
water in Sinhala is වතුර (watura). Wiktionary also lists ජලය (jalaya).
Meaning: inorganic compound H₂O (noun)
Ways to say it
| Sinhala | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| වතුර | watura | |
| ජලය | jalaya | /d͡ʒələjə/ |
The term refers to the inorganic compound H₂O.
Which one should you use?
වතුර is the common, everyday word used in spoken Sinhala, whereas ජලය is the formal or scientific term used in literature, news or technical contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
watura
Did you know?
- In Sri Lankan culture, offering a glass of වතුර to a guest immediately upon their arrival is a standard gesture of hospitality and welcome.
- The everyday word for water, වතුර, shares an ancient root with the Sanskrit word for 'spreading' or 'diffusion'.
- Despite the phonetic similarity, the Sinhala word වතුර has no linguistic relationship to the English word 'water'.
Examples in context
- මම වතුර බොනවා.I'm drinking water.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use වතුර when expressing the action of drinking.Tatoeba #13213063 by Adelpa, translation #4275681 by pinkfreud
- ටොම් වතුර බොනවා.Tom drinks water.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use වතුර with a third-person subject.Tatoeba #13213137 by Adelpa, translation #8416467 by CK
- වතුර ටිකක් දෙන්න.vatura tikak denna.Give me some water.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Roshan and Sanduni are sitting in a living room.
- රොෂාන් Roshanමට වතුර බෝතලයක් ඕනෑ.mata vatura bōtalayak ōnǣ.I need a water bottle.
- සඳුනි Sanduniරොෂාන්, මම දැන් ඒක දෙන්නම්.Roshan, mama dän ēka dennam.Roshan, I will give it to you now.
- රොෂාන් Roshanස්තුතියි සඳුනි.stutiyi Sanduni.Thank you, Sanduni.
- සඳුනි Sanduniප්රශ්නයක් නැහැ.praśnayak nähä.No problem.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “water” translations and entries වතුර, ජලය, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ජලය, වතුර, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
