ayubowan
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""Ayubowan, I am looking for a yam for my Suduhamy." I said."
- "Charming girls dressed in the traditional, low-country reddha and hattaya, welcomed the invitees at the regal Galle Face Hotel, with a customary ayubowan."
- "The cabin crew are all Sri Lankan and passengers are greeted on boarding with the traditional ayubowan ('may you have long life')."
Etymology
From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōwan).
Word Breakdown
- Root: ආයුබෝවන්