Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
පවුල
/pawula/Roman
English meaning: Family
Sinhala Definition
(සිංහල)පවුල යනු රුධිර සම්බන්ධ හෝ විවාහ ඔස්සේ බැඳුණු ජනකොට්ඨාශයයි.
English Definition
A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption living together.
Example
“පවුල සමාජයේ ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ඒකකයයි.”
In English: “Family is the basic unit of society.”
Literary Heritage
“සමාජය ශක්තිමත් නම් ජාතිය ශක්තිමත්, ජනතාව එකමුතු නම් ජය ලැබේ.”
/samājaya śaktimat nam jātiya śaktimat, janatāva ekamuntu nam jaya læbē./
“When society is strong the nation is strong; when people unite, victory comes.”
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