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Sinhalese
Etymology
Back-formation from හම්බන්කාරයා (hambankārayā), ultimately from Malay champan[1]
Noun
හම්බයා • (hambayā) (plural හම්බයෝ)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) A Muslim.
2012 May 30, Twitter:ඉස්ලාමය ගැන ඇත්ත කියපු ලෝකේ එකම හම්බයා- islāmaya gæna ætta kiyapu lōkē ekama hambayā
- The only hambaya in the world to tell the truth about Islam
- (offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Sri Lankan Malay descent.
2018 June 29, Twitter:බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ මිනී මස් කෑව කිව්ව හම්බයා යහතින්...- budurajāṇan wahansē minī mas kǣwa kiwwa hambayā yahatin...
- The hambaya who said lord Buddha ate human flesh is doing well.
2022 April 20, Elakiri.com:හම්බයා වනාහි අමුතු සතෙකි.- hambayā wanāhi amutu sateki.
- Hambaya is a strange animal.
References
- ^ Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja (1994) The Muslims of Sri Lanka, page 48