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	'''Jaya Wewa''' ({{~~Lang-~~si\|ජය වේවා}}) is a [[salutation]] and [[slogan]] used in [[Sri Lanka]] best translated as "May you be victorious" or "Victory" in [[Sinhala language\|Sinhalese]]. It is most often used [[patriotism\|patriotically]] in the phrase "Sri Lanka Jaya Wewa" (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජය වේවා; {{translation\|''Victory to Sri Lanka''}}). It is used in political speeches, as a [[battle cry]], as a [[chant]] at sporting events, or to support [[Social movement\|rallies]].		'''Jaya Wewa''' ({{Langx\|si\|ජය වේවා}}) is a [[salutation]] and [[slogan]] used in [[Sri Lanka]], best translated as "May you be victorious" or "Victory" in [[Sinhala language\|Sinhalese]]. It is most often used [[patriotism\|patriotically]] in the phrase "Sri Lanka Jaya Wewa" (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජය වේවා; {{translation\|''Victory to Sri Lanka''}}). It is used in political speeches, as a [[battle cry]], as a [[chant]] at sporting events, or to support [[Social movement\|rallies]]. It is used equivalently to the [[India\|Indian]] phrase “[[Jai Hind]],” or the [[Pakistan]]i phrase “[[Pakistan Zindabad]].”

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'''Jaya Wewa''' ({{Lang-si|ජය වේවා}}) is a [[salutation]] and [[slogan]] used in [[Sri Lanka]] best translated as "May you be victorious" or "Victory" in [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]]. It is most often used [[patriotism|patriotically]] in the phrase "Sri Lanka Jaya Wewa" (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජය වේවා; {{translation|''Victory to Sri Lanka''}}). It is used in political speeches, as a [[battle cry]], as a [[chant]] at sporting events, or to support [[Social movement|rallies]].

==Etymology==
The word ''jaya'' (ජය) in Sinhalese means "victory", and is borrowed from [[Sanskrit]] "jaya" ([[wikt:जय|जय]]), which means "triumph, victory, cheers, bravo, rejoice".<ref>Duncan Forbes (1958). [https://books.google.com/books?id=EWtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA307 A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary, English and Hindustani]. W.H. Allen and Company. p. 307.</ref> The word is very commonly used throughout Sinhalese literature, such as the ''[[Mahāvaṃsa]]''. In a Sanskrit context, the word appears in both [[Vedas|Vedic]] texts such as the ''[[Atharvaveda]]'', as well as post-Vedic texts such as the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>Monier Monier-Williams. "jaya (जय)". [https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/webtc2/index.php Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary 1899 (Updated 2009)]. [[Harvard University Press]].</ref> It is the same root word as the one used in the [[India]]n patriotic slogan "[[Jai Hind]]".

The word ''wewa'' (වේවා) in Sinhalese means "may it happen". For example "subha davasak wewā" (සුභ දවසක් වෙවා), which translates to "May you have a good day". Broken down it means "subha" (good) + "davasak" (day) + "wewā" (may it happen).

==History==
Jaya Wewa gained prominence as a slogan and chant in favor of the [[Sri Lankan independence movement]].

Jaya Wewa was also used during the [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]], also known as Aragalaya. Many crowds were heard chanting "Aragalayata Jaya Wewa" or "Victory to the struggle".<ref>IANS (2022). [https://www.deccanherald.com/international/sri-lankan-police-fire-tear-gas-against-protesters-near-pms-office-1126284.html Sri Lankan Police fire tear gas against protesters near PM's office]. [[Deccan Herald]].</ref> It is also used colloquially to wish the country success in getting out of its current [[Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)|economic crisis]].

==See also==
* [[wikt:जय|Jaya]]
* [[Jai Hind]]
* [[Pakistan Zindabad]]

==References==
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