[ I like to dedicate this bit of writing though this my note can not be tallied with the enormous talent he hold with regard to naming + meaning to the big name, the legond that lived
in the people hearts and minds and still so live Because of the names he named
or used ‘ Mr ARISEN AHUBUDU’]
Apart from the registered name or the names given by the parampara
and by the parents or who ever it is so fascinating to know or hear
the names or the naming that people use to cuddle kids or show ones too much
affection, love, friendliness, people.
Naming is a very fascinating, interesting, very dutiful task I do
not think that every one is eligible or capable in doing so meaningfully
I am very much interested in such topics, such as naming or
nicknames.
Chuty, hurubuhuti , booty, boody or buddy or ready, steady, copy,
photocopy, race, erase, wise, devise, jack or Jane, Jenney or sunny what ever way that people use to address, call
people, cuddle kids such things have some significances or specialties too.
My teacher's husbands's name is Mr. Liyanage he is from
Anuradhapura and is a well educated person, fluent in English.
My teacher used to called him Liya once I questioned her about
this ( i was at 5th grade i guess at that time) she gave me several answers
with many explanations that is because she is a teacher she knows how to give
answer depending on the person who comes to inquire her or question her. She does
not like when her students come and play with her without really studying. At that
very moment of our conversation there was one person who was listening to it
very closely and clearly ( No that is not OLD time hacking, one of the ways) or
gossiping or peeping in to privately maintain lives of people or in to their
bed rooms . the person who was listening to our conversation was their maid
enormously trusted, faithfulness up to maximum, gave them the maximum
protection , looked after both of them very well. She is no more with them. Generally
in the past women knew no hacking packing compared to now the women thankfully
or owefully or doubtfully both women and men are so good at doing so for some
actually such actions and practices are related to their job gives them some
assurance of the things they say or share. I do not mind in a way but I am not
saying that we must issue license to do so for all.
So let me come back to the person who was listening to our conversation she told
me look child that is ‘none of your business’ don’t you have other things to go
and learn’, read a book, play with others, water the garden, clean the garden
grate some coconut? Those days I thought that she was so jealous of me because
she never allowed anyone to talk to her mistress when she is at home because
she thought that it is her moments to spend with her. She hate when others try
to steal her minutes to hours of discussions though they generally talk of ‘
how to clean the garden, what to cook for dinner, how to meet co teachers, what
is for avurudu, they talk of such things.
She was the most loyal and
close member ( I like to use this word) of this family- Liyanage. She is Podi
menika no one can take things out of their living premises or bring things in
to the premises of their world without showing them to her or without asking
her, getting permission from her.
‘Don’t touch those books’ ‘what are you doing in this room’? She inspects everything from morning to night (they
have a room for writing ad reading in the front elevation areas of the house,
they had no computers laps tops or desks tops)
now she is no more I told but they often talk of her, her loyalties to
their family, the support she provided. She was respected maximum way after her
final going away from their place of living.
So this inspection of names actually nicknames ‘I guess will take
my thoughts towards a different direction. I thought I was little lazy past few
months I spent I rarely wrote things or nothing came in to my mind not that I was
trying to get retirement this early ( is there a huge list of applicants at the
queue of department of pensions ? how many get retire annually is pension a
tension I like to know. yes that is a bit of a tension no one should think
of retiring but should return all the
uniforms back to the department, the official vehicles used, the houses given
to use, the all relevant facilities mobile to land equipments, tools that were
given to you to serve the society you live. that you have to do but aftermath
you can no doubt WORK, WORK, AND WORK may be to payback or give something not
really in return or turn but with a pure mind of providing a service.
I did not do any
inspections over the things that generally happens in a society, purposely or
intensely or so researchfully or surveyfully but it is no secret that what such
things brings in to people’s lives, for the benefit of society, your and their kids, all kids universal kids.
Researching or inspecting will bring enormously valuable not only
knowledge but also good insights to ones mind.
so Danny is my nenda's ( father's sister) husbands nickname He is
Daniel but everyone call him Danny even we often call him Danny you know to
tease him a little. No opposition shown this far.
So this Liya, Danny , Siri ( Siriwardena) , Daya, (Dayaratne)
Tenny, Tutu, Cat ( Cathy) Willy ( William) kind of names are different to
some other names that people use to show their affection or love towards their
near and dear ones.
I do not think that there are any bitter names attached with
naming – people but so much of
attractive names some use they are not only attractive it seem to me naming can
be used in a useful way to give a message to the society, to discuss different
facets of societies and its people.
Betty, bitter, twitter, butter, better good names , right any ugly
names you found within such naming?
At the Observer book launch I read that Diana is the shorten
name/nickname of Dayani Kumari Abeysinghe (this name was given by a well known
scholar professor Sunanda Mahendra)
Taking care of something or someone is not a joke it is a huge
responsibility though some titled - jobs
gets the minimum wages ( some get paid for such jobs some do it not as a
service – get paid but as a human responsibility attached so much with other
good human qualities such as ‘affection’ ‘love’ loyalty etc.
Baba, Nona, Chuti, Poddi , Hiru, Ru ( Ruwanthi), Cha ( Chandani)
think of the names that you have heard before or that you guys generally
use to address your near and near ones. What things come in to your mind?
I know that this is not a
very fascinating subject to discuss or one can not learn any new things from
such things. Am I wrong here?
‘Pana puthara kuhumbu peniya’ is a good nick name though it is so
long and bit difficult to pronounce for a kid ( I have no trouble to pronounce)
Nicknames are different to other names that we people use in
public or the names that the public use to discuss or explains things in
public.
There are very much privacy attached to some names – nicknames, no
strangeness in there at all.
Some big names have nicknames ‘Guli’ is one of them. Mr. Gunadasa
Liyanage. Sene or senevi malinsene ,
Kasuri, Shakuwi are few of them.
Ammi (mother) we used this word sometimes to show our love towards
her especially during our teen eras. Do not know whether i am totally correct
one of my friends once told me; in Tamil language Ammi is the Athgala ( the
grinder - stone this we locally use to grind chilly, polsambol, all the spices
long before the grinders - electric ones come and boarded at the
rooms close to the department of kitchen.
some use washing machines for some :) even the girlies looks like
so educated use such words to describe or to introduce people of their same
groups( women).
Some gentlemen use different, different names for women even the
women use different, different names for their men and other men etc.
I am not going to talk about any shorten names like some uses just
one or two letters to address their ones or ones of others.
Funny thing is for their ones they have good :) or lovely names
but for ones of other ones some uses little nasty or not please to hear words.
I guess it is no good to use F words in public I do not know how
fare or fair this my idea though. This is my personal view do not take it that serious.
I can’t help when people listen to the walls of other people when they have
their private conversations with inevitable matters related to relations or
nadeyo that is the badness or madness of the new techno that does not mean that
they talk of things in public though the public are so fond of listening to
them. Is that what you called gossiping? I should ask this from the www.gossiplanka.com am I right?
Some use 'eki meki' 'eka meka' for the ones outside to their near
and dear or close friends categories.
i am not sure about the English
words for such ways of addressing people. Is it bugger (is this a bigger
word :)) some use this chap and that chap ( this is not the shorten way
to address the champs or the champions right my teacher ?
I am not purposely listen to people's chit chats but
sometimes you hear how some address people when other people’s discussion go or
moving passing my ears such things come and stop near my inner places ,
inevitable no that is?
I hate the word kaaraya
maalu kaaraya, ( the Fisherman/Fish seller ) Liyum kaaraya (
the postman)
( pardon me i know that i should consult a good language scholars
to get very accurate explanations on some of the words i use here scholars like
J.B Sir ( Professor J .B Dissanayake) or Professor Kusuma Karunaratne or
else i should have visited 'APE SINHALA PANTHIYA ' (close by) Upul Shantha Sannasgala
there are many scholars even at the Open University of SL i will
be meeting them only after two days ( Monday) because i am at an edge of a week
end ( Today is Saturday, April 27, 2013)
Madhu is the nick name of Madhurangani joined us recently (OUSL)
and she is from Jaffna ( department of secondary and tertiary education)
Do not name any one as ‘sad’ or ‘mad’ that is very idiotic way to
name a person I mean this is a word full of world we have enough of words or
names that can be used to name or address or call people. agree no?
I am sure that we have no issues in finding a accurate or suitable
word to name a person so when you mutter a word thousand times it become
reality that is the powerfulness of word. Any oppositions? Use happybaba or
puppybaba I do not mind. not sad or mad pls.
Any order you find in this my note of nicknames ? NO actually I did
not try to explain it A – Z there are many letters missing in between I know.
Sad, Sadness or
mad, madness are not good nickname/S what sadness or madness you guys expect
using such names for the ones u know no good for any person I want you my friends
to change the name immediately or stop using such names as nick names.
I
strongly believe in word POWER when you (plural) use a word I like to weigh it
measure it the way I can.
And thank
you so much for all the humpty dumpty, doogle, boogle, naming and names used so
far for your loved my loved, their loved, our loved, all loved, girlies,
boyies, men women
Happy and
meaningful naming guys and gals !