"පොන්නයා" meaning in Sinhalese

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Noun

IPA: [ponnəjaː] Forms: ponnayā [romanization], පොන්නයෝ [plural]
Head templates: {{head|si|noun|plural|පොන්නයෝ}} පොන්නයා • (ponnayā) (plural පොන්නයෝ), {{si-noun|පොන්නයෝ}} පොන්නයා • (ponnayā) (plural පොන්නයෝ)
  1. (offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one. Tags: derogatory, offensive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-Yt6iFHXG
  2. (offensive, vulgar, derogatory) a A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a trans woman. Tags: derogatory, offensive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-g4Xld7PV
  3. (offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way Tags: derogatory, offensive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-mquFyoGQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Sinhalese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 14 47 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 6 73 10 Disambiguation of Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header: 6 21 60 13 Disambiguation of Sinhalese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 17 67 11
  4. (offensive, vulgar, derogatory) An infertile, or otherwise childless married man. Tags: derogatory, offensive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-HsvOsxRq
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      "form": "ponnayā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "පොන්නයෝ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "expansion": "පොන්නයා • (ponnayā) (plural පොන්නයෝ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sinhalese",
  "lang_code": "si",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Even though Mangala was a ponnaya, they had a brain",
          "ref": "2020 November 14, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "maṁgala ponnayā unat unṭa molē tibbā",
          "text": "මංගල පොන්නයා උනත් උන්ට මොලේ තිබ්බා",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one."
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "ponnaya who wears gowns",
          "ref": "2022 July 19, Twitter:",
          "roman": "gawum aⁿdina ponnayā",
          "text": "ගවුම් අඳින පොන්නයා",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a trans woman."
      ],
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          "transgender",
          "transgender"
        ],
        [
          "transvestite",
          "transvestite"
        ],
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          "trans woman"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) a A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a trans woman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "vulgar"
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    },
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          "_dis": "5 17 67 11",
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          "name": "Sinhalese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "spineless ponnaya",
          "ref": "2021 March 24, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "konda pana næti ponnayā",
          "text": "කොන්ද පන නැති පොන්නයා",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way"
      ],
      "id": "en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-mquFyoGQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
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        [
          "weak",
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        ],
        [
          "effeminate",
          "effeminate"
        ],
        [
          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "pathetic",
          "pathetic"
        ],
        [
          "emotional",
          "emotional"
        ],
        [
          "heteronormative",
          "heteronormative"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What did the childless ponnaya do with so much money?",
          "ref": "2020 July 29, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "ḷamayi næti ponnayā meccara salli walin monawā karāda?",
          "text": "ළමයි නැති පොන්නයා මෙච්චර සල්ලි වලින් මොනවා කරාද?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An infertile, or otherwise childless married man."
      ],
      "id": "en-පොන්නයා-si-noun-HsvOsxRq",
      "links": [
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
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          "infertile",
          "infertile"
        ],
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          "childless",
          "childless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) An infertile, or otherwise childless married man."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ponnəjaː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "පොන්නයා"
}
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          "english": "Even though Mangala was a ponnaya, they had a brain",
          "ref": "2020 November 14, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "maṁgala ponnayā unat unṭa molē tibbā",
          "text": "මංගල පොන්නයා උනත් උන්ට මොලේ තිබ්බා",
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        "A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one."
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        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one."
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        {
          "english": "ponnaya who wears gowns",
          "ref": "2022 July 19, Twitter:",
          "roman": "gawum aⁿdina ponnayā",
          "text": "ගවුම් අඳින පොන්නයා",
          "type": "quote"
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        "a A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a trans woman."
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        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) a A transsexual, transgender or transvestite person, usually a trans woman."
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        "vulgar"
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        {
          "english": "spineless ponnaya",
          "ref": "2021 March 24, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "konda pana næti ponnayā",
          "text": "කොන්ද පන නැති පොන්නයා",
          "type": "quote"
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          "pathetic",
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        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way"
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        {
          "english": "What did the childless ponnaya do with so much money?",
          "ref": "2020 July 29, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "ḷamayi næti ponnayā meccara salli walin monawā karāda?",
          "text": "ළමයි නැති පොන්නයා මෙච්චර සල්ලි වලින් මොනවා කරාද?",
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        "An infertile, or otherwise childless married man."
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          "infertile",
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          "childless",
          "childless"
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        "(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) An infertile, or otherwise childless married man."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ponnəjaː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "පොන්නයා"
}

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