Ever wondered what goes on within the colonial building of the Sinhala Dictionary Office on Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, opposite the Colombo National Museum? Once the auditorium of the adjacent ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...
Be it asweddumized fields or mallung in a rice and curry meal, kiribath for a special occasion, sizzling kottu, scrumptious watalappam or a happening baila song – each one of these examples provides a ...