"තම්බියා" meaning in Sinhalese

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Noun

IPA: [tambijaː] Forms: තම්බි යා [canonical], tambiyā [romanization], තම්බි [plural]
Etymology: From Tamil தம்பி m (tampi, “brother”) Etymology templates: {{borrowed|si|ta|தம்பி|g=m|t=brother}} Tamil தம்பி m (tampi, “brother”) Head templates: {{head|si|noun|plural|තම්බි}} තම්බියා • (tambiyā) (plural තම්බි), {{si-noun|තම්බි}} තම්බියා • (tambiyā) (plural තම්බි)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) a Muslim Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-තම්බියා-si-noun-BxECfWql Categories (other): Sinhalese ethnic slurs
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) a person of Sri Lankan Moor descent Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-තම්බියා-si-noun-jLMSiOgL Categories (other): Sinhalese ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Sinhalese links with redundant alt parameters, Sinhalese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Sinhalese links with redundant alt parameters: 4 96 Disambiguation of Sinhalese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: හම්බයා (hambayā)
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      "name": "borrowed"
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  "etymology_text": "From Tamil தம்பி m (tampi, “brother”)",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a Muslim"
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          "english": "This is the way that tambiya sterilize us and commit Sinhalese genocide",
          "ref": "2019 July 15, Twitter:",
          "roman": "mē kramayaṭa tamā tambiyā apiwa wada karālā siṁhala jana saṁhāraya karannē",
          "text": "මේ ක්රමයට තමා තම්බියා අපිව වද කරාලා සිංහල ජන සංහාරය කරන්නේ",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Tambiya of Ampara admits he added drugs to the food.",
          "ref": "2018 February 28, Twitter:",
          "roman": "ampārē tambiyā piligannawā ū kǣma walaṭa behet dænmā kiyalā",
          "text": "අම්පාරේ තම්බියා පිලිගන්නවා ඌ කෑම වලට බෙහෙත් දැන්මා කියලා",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bandaragama tambiya has spread corona.",
          "ref": "2020 March 27, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "baṇḍāragama tambiyā korōna paturalā.",
          "text": "බණ්ඩාරගම තම්බියා කොරෝන පතුරලා.",
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          "english": "This is the way that tambiya sterilize us and commit Sinhalese genocide",
          "ref": "2019 July 15, Twitter:",
          "roman": "mē kramayaṭa tamā tambiyā apiwa wada karālā siṁhala jana saṁhāraya karannē",
          "text": "මේ ක්රමයට තමා තම්බියා අපිව වද කරාලා සිංහල ජන සංහාරය කරන්නේ",
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        {
          "english": "Tambiya of Ampara admits he added drugs to the food.",
          "ref": "2018 February 28, Twitter:",
          "roman": "ampārē tambiyā piligannawā ū kǣma walaṭa behet dænmā kiyalā",
          "text": "අම්පාරේ තම්බියා පිලිගන්නවා ඌ කෑම වලට බෙහෙත් දැන්මා කියලා",
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          "english": "Bandaragama tambiya has spread corona.",
          "ref": "2020 March 27, Elakiri.com:",
          "roman": "baṇḍāragama tambiyā korōna paturalā.",
          "text": "බණ්ඩාරගම තම්බියා කොරෝන පතුරලා.",
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