{"id":154582,"date":"2025-06-26T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=154582"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:26:51","slug":"sri-lankan-pride-soars-as-iconic-words-enter-oxford-english-dictionary-june-2025-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sri-lankan-pride-soars-as-iconic-words-enter-oxford-english-dictionary-june-2025-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan Pride Soars as Iconic Words Enter Oxford English Dictionary \u2013 June 2025 Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Sri Lankan Pride Soars as Iconic Words Enter Oxford English Dictionary \u2013 June 2025 Update!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/meshaun-journeys_srilanka-oxforddictionary-proudsrilankan-activity-7343666196833030145-AOln\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAA6d9hIBkIh9030rWZ4SPN7oycafGFwTvj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQHNCSQYSUJVJA\/feedshare-shrink_800\/B56ZenxfCjGQAs-\/0\/1750866459133?e=1753920000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=aEnlKZ7BbUffXdEBrfPr_RdJTkbH76DDN3T_3W9PpPc\" alt=\"Analysis of General Election results \u2013 2024 as per TABLE below.\" width=\"600\" height=\"551\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/meshaun-journeys_srilanka-oxforddictionary-proudsrilankan-activity-7343666196833030145-AOln\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAA6d9hIBkIh9030rWZ4SPN7oycafGFwTvj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meshaun Journeys LinkedIn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s a truly proud moment for Sri Lanka!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our vibrant culture and rich heritage are now further celebrated as common Sri Lankan words are officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its June 2025 update.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Asweddumize<\/strong> &#8211; To prepare (fallow or disused land) for cultivation, especially. for the growing of rice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Avurudu<\/strong> &#8211; The first day of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, occurring on the spring equinox. Also: a period of celebration marking the start of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, typically lasting for seven to ten days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Baila<\/strong> &#8211; An uptempo style of popular music originating in Sri Lanka and combining influences from both Africa and Europe, typically played in 6-8 time, with a syncopated rhythm, and often associated with weddings and other celebrations. Also: a style of dance performed to this music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kiribath<\/strong> &#8211; A Sri Lankan dish made with rice cooked in coconut milk and formed into a block, typically sliced into diamond-shaped pieces and traditionally eaten at the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and at ceremonial or other special occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kottu Roti<\/strong> &#8211; A Sri Lankan dish consisting of pieces of roti, meat, and vegetables, mixed with spices and curry sauce, and chopped by cleavers as they are cooked on a griddle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mallung<\/strong> &#8211; Lightly cooked, shredded (often leafy green) vegetables mixed with fresh grated coconut, chilli, and other spices, served as a side dish, salad, or condiment as part of a typical Sri Lankan meal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Osari<\/strong> &#8211; A type of sari traditionally associated with Sinhalese women of Sri Lanka, draped by wrapping around the waist, creating a distinctive frill around the midriff, and pinning the end over the left shoulder. draping\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Papare<\/strong> &#8211; A genre of Sri Lankan music usually played at cricket and other sports matches, characterized by lively rhythms and typically featuring instrumentation of trumpet, saxophone, trombone, and snare and bass drums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Walawwa<\/strong> &#8211; A mansion or manor house; the principal house of an estate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Watalappam<\/strong> &#8211; In Sri Lankan cookery: a custard made from coconut milk (or sometimes condensed milk), cashew nuts, eggs, and spices such as cardamom and cloves, sweetened with jaggery and traditionally eaten by Sri Lankan Muslims during celebrations marking the end of Ramadan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lankan Pride Soars as Iconic Words Enter Oxford English Dictionary \u2013 June 2025 Update! 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