ayubowan

English

Etymology

From Sinhalese ආයුබෝවන් (āyubōvan).

Interjection

ayubowan

(Sri Lanka) Salutation wishing the recipient a long life, typically as a greeting or a goodbye.
- 1963, Punyakante Wijenaike, The third woman and other stories - Part 1963, page 48:
  "Ayubowan, I am looking for a yam for my Suduhamy." I said.
- 2007, Vidushi Seneviratne, "Echo of Koggala cradle", in The Sunday Times (June 3, 2007).
  Charming girls dressed in the traditional, low-country reddha and hattaya, welcomed the invitees at the regal Galle Face Hotel, with a customary ayubowan.
- 2008, Royston Ellis, Sri Lanka: The Bradt Travel Guide, page 27:
  The cabin crew are all Sri Lankan and passengers are greeted on boarding with the traditional ayubowan ('may you have long life').

Quotations

For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ayubowan.
Ayubowan - ආයුබෝවන් | Salutation wishing a long life | SLBC

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