බයියා

Sinhalese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bajjaː]

Noun

බයියා • (bayiyā) (plural බයියෝ)

1. (derogatory) a supporter of Rajapaksa family, and/or other Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist political factions.
2. (derogatory) a poorly-educated, unsophisticated, rural person
3. (derogatory) a person with conservative, ultranationalist, and/or reactionary views.