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Portuguese names of people in Sri Lanka
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Mull of KIntyre
What is the coolest line in history?
In 1949, Josip Broz Tito and Joseph Stalin were not on particularly good terms with one another.
Tito, the Yugoslav communist revolutionary, had been trying to free Yugoslavia from Soviet influence, which had caused a rift between the two leaders. Infuriated, Stalin sent a team of trained assassins to try to capture and kill Tito to stop what he considered to be a rebellion against the Soviet Union.
Luckily for Tito, he was able to successfully intercept and evade all of the assassins that Stalin had sent. But simply avoiding Stalin’s assassins just wasn’t enough for Tito. In fact, he decided to go one step further and explicitly assert superiority over him, so he sent a message to Moscow which was basically the verbal equivalent of laughing in Stalin’s face:
“Stop sending people to kill me. We've already captured five of them, one of them with a bomb and another with a rifle. [...] If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second.”[1]
Tito lived until 1980 before dying of natural causes at the
age of 87, and neither Stalin nor anyone else ever tried to get him killed
again.
Wellawaththe – 1950 to 1960
Ceylon 100 years ago
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By Mahendra Gonsalkorale
Under such circumstance was the Vespa born.
The word Vespa means Wasp in both Italian and Latin.
Up to 138 different versions of the Vespa have been built since production
began. When Vespa celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996, more than 15 million
of the scooters had been sold worldwide, making it the most successful scooter of
all time.
This picture shows the
early M6 model with a central section. This was replaced by the more familiar
one without the central bar with room for placing the feet behind the shield
(wings) housing the handgrip controls.
Vespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by
Piaggio. Piaggio was founded in1884 in Genoa by 20 year old Rinaldo Piaggio as
a luxury ship building company that expanded into producing rail carriages,
automobiles, marine craft and later aeronautics. Enrico
Piaggio and his brother Armando inherited the family engineering business on
their father’s death in 1938. Enrico decided to move the business from aircraft
to scooter production after the end of the war as there was a need for low cost
transport.
Upon seeing the first Vespa (MP6) for the first time,
Enrico Piaggio exclaimed: "Sembraunavespa!" ("It
resembles a wasp!"). Piaggio effectively named his new scooter on the
spot. If he was a Sri Lankan, he would have uttered the immortal words “YakomekaBambarek
wage!” and Vespa would have been known as “Bambara”.
The move to scooter production proved to be a prudent
one as the company would eventually become one of the biggest manufacturers of
two-wheeled vehicles in the world and in fact the Piaggio group is now Europe’s
largest manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles and the world’s fourth largest
motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales. The group own 7 companies. Piaggio,
Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, Vespa, Gilera and Ligier
From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known
for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines a complete cowling for
the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or grease), a
flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a prominent front fairing
(providing wind protection) into a structural unit.
In 1950 Piaggio opened a factory in Germany and a year
later in the UK (Douglas of Bristol). The Vespa was soon manufactured in 13
countries and sold in 114.
As a result of the MOD subculture that developed in
the 1960s, the United Kingdom became Vespa’s second largest global market.
When Vespa celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1996,
more than 15 million of the scooters had been sold worldwide
Sadly, in its country of birth Italy, Vespa popularity
is declining. According to data published by ANCMA, moped sales in Italy have
declined from a peak of 600,000 in 1980 to 26,727 in 2014 - a vertiginous fall
of 97 percent. Economic crisis, demographic shifts, and the changing habits of
the younger generation are all conspiring to end the moped culture widely
associated with Italian life since World War II."The younger generation is
just not as interested in mopeds as it used to be," Claudio Deviti, head
of the motorcycle unit of ANCMA, the National Association of Motorcycle,
Bicycle and Accessories, told Al Jazeera.
The great rival for the scooter owning fraternity in
the Medical Faculty was the Lambretta, made in Milan by Innocenti, but that is
another story.
I would like to refer readers to a previous post by
Lucky,"Two Wheelers" of the Batch, 25th November 2015. In
this post, he named some of our Vespa owners. I hope readers would add to this
list. Those who owned the newer Vespa models (the handle in particular
was different) were: SanathLamabadusuriya (I think it had
registration number 4 Sri 955), MahendraCollure and the late
LGDK Herath. Douglas Mulgirigama owned an older model Vespa. Rajan
(Patas) Ratnesar was the other who used an older model of Vespa.
Lucky, and the comments, cover the Vespa. Lambretta, BSA.MotorGuzzi and Honda.
Does anybody know a lady Medico who
owned a Vespa? I would have thought it was very suitable for a lady who would
like to avoid straddling for reasons best known to her!
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Immunity in COVID
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'Idly' - A South Indian breakfast
Stanford hospital
board internal message: COVID 19 alert
The new Coronavirus may not show signs of infection for many days. How can one know if he/she is infected? By the time they have fever and/or cough and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late. Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs. This basically indicates no infection.
In critical time,
please self-check every morning in an environment with clean air. Serious
excellent advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should
ensure your mouth & throat are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water
every 15 minutes at least. Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth,
drinking water or other liquids will wash
them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your
stomach acid will kill the virus. If you don't drink enough water regularly,
the virus can enter your windpipe and the lungs. That's very dangerous.
Please send and
share this with family and friends. Take care everyone and may the world
recover from this Coronavirus soon.
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS
1. If you have a
runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold
2. Coronavirus
pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
3. This new virus
is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27
degrees. It hates the Sun.
4. If someone
sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no
longer airborne.
5. If it drops on
a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into
contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
6. On fabric it
can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it.
7. Drinking warm
water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
8. Wash your hands
frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a
lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose
unwittingly and so on.
9. You should also
gargle as prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.
10. Can't emphasize
enough - drink plenty of water!
THE SYMPTOMS
1. It will first
infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days
2. The virus then
blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing
pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.
3. With the
pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.
4. The nasal
congestion is not like the normal kind.
You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate
attention.
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The Portuguese arrived in Ceylon, or Ceilão, as they called it, by chance. In 1505, a fleet commanded by Lourenço de Almeida—the son of Francisco de Almeida, the first viceroy of Portuguese India—was blown into Galle by adverse winds. It was thirteen years later, in 1518, that the Portuguese established formal contact with the Kingdom of Kotte, ruled by Vira Parakrama Bahu, and were permitted to build a fort in Colombo.
Although the Portuguese were primarily interested in exploring trade and commercial opportunities in Sri Lanka, an opening for greater exploitation presented itself in the form of seven warring kingdoms within the island. With time, the kingdom of Kotte began to depend heavily on the Portuguese for defense against the other kingdoms, leading to an enhanced role for the Portuguese in Sri Lankan affairs.
An agreement in 1543 between King Buvenaka Bahu of the kingdom of Kotte and the Portuguese resulted in his grandson Prince Dharmapala being educated in the Franciscan order of the Roman Catholic Church. The conversion of Dharmapala heralded sweeping changes in Sri Lanka’s social landscape, as the Portuguese embarked on a mission to convert the local populace.
Sri Lankans in the western coastal areas were particularly susceptible to the changes, with conversions occurring en masse, but conversions occurred interior and in the northernmost parts of the island as well. As Portuguese culture permeated the island, Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese took on many Portuguese names as their own, suffixed to their personal names.
The surname ‘Silva’, and its derivative ‘de Silva’, meaning ‘from Silva’ or ‘of Silva’ is a popular Portuguese surname and means ‘forest’ or ‘woodland’. It is a wide-spread surname in Portuguese-speaking countries as well as regions formerly under the control of the Portuguese empire (like Sri Lanka, India, America, and Africa.) ‘Silva’ and ‘de Silva’ are very common surnames in Sri Lanka, but doesn’t necessarily mean the holder is of Portuguese descent—just that the holders ancestors subscribed to the cultural hegemony perpetuated by the Portuguese.
· Fernando
The surname ‘Fernando’, although perpetuated in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese, is the old Spanish form of a Germanic name meaning ‘adventurous’ or ‘bold journey’. It is made up of the elements ‘fardi’, meaning ‘journey’, and ‘nand’ meaning ‘daring and brave’. In addition to being a popular name in Portugal, the name is common in Western India which was colonised by the Portuguese, and of course in Sri Lanka, where it is one of three most popular (the others being ‘de Silva’ and ‘Perera’) surnames taken on by Sinhalese.
· Perera / Pereira
The surname ‘Perera’, and its variant ‘Pereira’ is derived from the Portuguese surname ‘Pereira’, meaning ‘pear tree’. Perera is a very common surname in Sri Lanka, taken on by Sinhalese converts to Roman Catholicism with the advancement of Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka. ‘Perera’ is also a Spanish name with a number of variants (Perer, Perero, Pereros, Pereyra, Pereyras, Das Pereiras, Paraira) in the Iberian peninsula.
· Almeida / de Almeida
‘Almeida’ and its variant ‘de Almeida’, meaning ‘of’ or ‘from’ Almeida is a Portuguese surname derived from the town of Almeida (in the Beira Alta province) in Portugal. Portuguese explorer Lourenço de Almeida who ‘discovered’ Sri Lanka, was the first of his kind to arrive in the island. In the subsequent decades, with the expansion of Portuguese powers in Sri Lanka, the surname ‘Almeida’ took on prominence with many Sinhalese and Tamil families taking on the name.
· Costa / de Costa
‘Costa’ and its variant ‘de Costa’ meaning ‘from’ or ‘of’ Costa is a Portuguese surname derived from the Latin word ‘Costa’ which means ‘rib’. With time, the surname came to mean ‘side’, ‘slope’, or ‘coast’ denoting the holder was from the coastal area. The surname ‘Costa’ and ‘de Costa’ are also Italian and Spanish surnames. In Sri Lanka, the surname was adopted by many Sinhalese and Tamil families, with the adoption of Portuguese mores in Sri Lanka.
· Fonseka
The surname ‘Fonseka’ is derived from the Portuguese surname ‘Fonseca’, which comes from the Latin ‘fōns siccus’, meaning ‘dry well’. It refers to a spring that has dried up during the hot summer months and is today a well-known Sinhalese surname in Sri Lanka.
· Correa / Corea
The surname ‘Correa’ or ‘Corea’ is a derivative of the Portuguese word ‘correia’ meaning ‘leather strap’. The surname is of occupational origin, meaning the holder was originally a maker or seller of leather straps (or belts). The surname is popular in Portugal and in Spain and is adopted by Sri Lankan Tamil and Sinhalese families for further advancement under Portuguese rule.
· Tissera
The surname ‘Tissera’ is derived from the Portuguese surname ‘Teixeira’ which refers to a ‘texio’ or ‘yew tree’. Variants ‘Texeira’ and ‘Técher’ are also common in Portugal. Although less common than the ‘Perera’, ‘de Silva’, and ‘Fernando’, ‘Tissera’ is today a well-known surname in Sri Lanka.
· Cabral / Cabraal
The surname ‘Cabral’ and its variant ‘Cabraal’ are Portuguese and Galician surnames that are derived from the Latin word ‘capra’ meaning ‘goat’ or ‘capralis’ which means ‘place of goats’. The surname is an occupational one, meaning the holder was engaged in work relating to the care of goats, possibly a goatherd. In Sri Lanka, the surname is has been adopted mainly by Sinhalese families.
· Thabrew / de Abrew
The surname ‘Thabrew’ and its variant ‘de Abrew’ meaning ‘from Abrew’ or ‘of Abrew’ is a derivative of the Portuguese name ‘Abreu’. The origins of the name is debated; some argue that it is a reference to the phrase ‘Abraham the Hebrew’, while others claims it refers to a ancient branch of the House of Normandy.
There are countless other Sri Lankan names of Portuguese origin, like Peiris, Nonis, Gomes, Suwaris, Mendis, Sigera, Pigera, and others. In addition to these surnames, Sri Lanka assimilated many of the Portuguese names for everyday items such as ‘kalisama’ (trousers), ‘kamisaya’ (shirt), ‘almariya’ (wardrobe), ‘bonikka’ (doll), ‘bottama’ (button) and so many more. In parts of the island, especially the north, a Portuguese creole is spoken by a small population of those of Portuguese descent. It is clear that the 153 years the Portuguese spent in Sri Lanka affected the cultural composition of the country, even to this date.
