Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary Explained

Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary
License:Freeware

Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary is a free electronic dictionary service developed by Madura Kulatunga.[1] [2] It is available as computer software, an online website and an android app.[3] [4] The dictionary contains over 230,000 definitions including various technical terms.[5] [6] As of 2016, the dictionary has been downloaded approximately 1,000,000[7] [8] [9] and ranks 100th most visited sites in Sri Lanka.[10] [11] The dictionary is distributed as freeware.[12] [13] It was initially released on 23 November 2002.[14] [15]

Development

Kulatunga, a Sri Lankan computer engineer,[16] [17] wrote a program in Visual Basic for an English–Sinhala dictionary, using the dictionary entries from the English–Sinhalese Dictionary of Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera.[18] [19] The program was marketed from 23 November 2002.[20] [21] In 2008 he started a free internet version of it, the first online English–Sinhala dictionary.[22] [23] Kulatunga later admitted that he had infringed the copyright of the Malalasekera English–Sinhala dictionary in creating his software, but he said in 2015 that he no longer infringed on copyrights.[24] [25] In 2017 he developed and added Sinhala keyboard input method to his Google Play android app.[26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kodagoda . Anuradha . Madura’s moxie . Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) – Youth Observer . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 17 May 2015 . 8–9 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123055940/http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/magazine/2015/05/17/art.asp?id=%2Fmagazine%2F2015%2F05%2F17%2Fpg08_0&h=&pt=t . 23 November 2018 . 12 January 2018 .
  2. News: Madura Kulatunga, a commendable contribution . The Island (Sri Lanka) – Watchout . Upali Newspapers . 24 May 2015 . 15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626140109/http://www.island.lk/modules/modpicturegallery/gallery_pictures/143238465615.jpg . 26 June 2015 .
  3. News: Devapriya . Uditha . Madura’s story . The Nation (Sri Lanka) – insight . Rivira Media Corporation . 21 June 2015 . i10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729103457/http://nation.lk/online/2015/06/20/maduras-story.html . 29 July 2016 .
  4. News: Wickramasinghe . Kamanthi . A humble success story Madura Kulatunga . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) – Features . Wijeya Newspapers . 15 July 2015 . A12-A13 .
  5. News: Effectively bridging the language gap . Ceylon Today – Hello . Ceylon Newspapers . 26 July 2015 . 2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729103644/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/thumb/epaper-images/50096.jpg . 29 July 2016 .
  6. News: Karunamuni . Kanchana . 'මේ වෙනකොට ලක්ෂ නවයක් මධුර ශබ්දකෝෂය බාගත කරගෙන' මධුර කුලතුංග . Sinhala . 'Up to date nine lakhs have downloaded Madura Dictionary' Madura Kulatunga . Dinamina – Features . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 8 August 2015 . 20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060159/http://epaper.dinamina.lk/art.asp?id=2015%2F08%2F08%2Fpg20_3&pt=p&h= . 23 November 2018 . 30 May 2017 .
  7. News: Madura Kulatunga’s Notable Achievements . The Sunday Leader – Weekend Leader . Leader Publications . 30 August 2015 . 2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060336/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2015/08/30/madura-kulatungas-notable-achievements/ . 23 November 2018 .
  8. Web site: Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com . download.cnet.com . 29 July 2016 .
  9. Web site: Madura Online – Android Apps on Google Play . play.google.com . 29 July 2016 .
  10. News: මධුර ඉංගීසි – සිංහල ශබ්දකෝෂය නිර්මාණය කළ මධුර කුලතුංග . Sinhala . Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary creator Madura Kulatunga . Silumina – Guru Gedara . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 27 September 2015 . 39 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060552/http://archives.silumina.lk/epaper/art.asp?id=2015%2F09%2F27%2Fpg39_0&pt=p&h= . 23 November 2018 . 12 January 2018 .
  11. Web site: maduraonline.com Site Overview . alexa.com . 29 July 2016 . 29 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729111945/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/maduraonline.com . dead .
  12. News: The generosity of Madura Kulatunga . The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) – Education Times 2 . Wijeya Newspapers . 27 September 2015 . 4 .
  13. Web site: Madura Dictionary – Review by Software Informer Senior editor – Tyler Vidd . software.informer.com . 29 July 2016 .
  14. News: ඉංගීසි භාෂාව සිංහලයට සමීප කළ "මධුර" . PDF . Sinhala . English language made closer to Sinhalese by "Madura" . Rajina – Loka Lama Dinaya . Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd . 2 October 2015 . 23 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702143342/http://www.lakbima.lk/oldpapers/rajina/2015/october/2015.10.02.pdf . 2 July 2017 .
  15. News: Senanayake . Palitha . ඉලෙක්‌ටොනික මාධ තුළින් ඉංගීසි සිංහලට සමීප කළ මධුර . Sinhala . Through electronic media English made closer to Sinhalese by Madura . Divaina – Features . Upali Newspapers . 18 October 2015. X . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060736/http://www.divaina.com/2015/10/18/feature03.html . 23 November 2018 .
  16. News: Rathnaveil . Ravi . යටත්වීම වෙනුවට සටන් කිරීමෙන් උපන් මධුර ශබ්දකෝෂය . Sinhala . Instead of surrender Madura Dictionary was born fighting . Irudina – Pitu 8 . Leader Publications . 18 October 2015 . VIII .
  17. News: The Story Behind 'Madura' . The Sunday Leader – Business . Leader Publications . 1 November 2015 . 28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123060917/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2015/11/01/the-story-behind-madura/ . 23 November 2018 .
  18. Web site: Nagena Ira Program With Madura Kulatunge (Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary Maker) 2015-11-13 . Wanninayaka . Gemunu . Liyanage . Dinithi . RanOne FM . EAP Broadcasting Company Limited . 13 November 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729104811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_hzp37PSIU . 29 July 2016 .
  19. News: Get the word right with Madura . Business LK Magazine . 1 January 2016 . 92–95 .
  20. News: Muthumalie . Aruni . ගහ බලපෑම් පරදා කාටත් වැඩක් ගත හැකි On line ශබ්දකෝෂයක් තැනූ මධුර කුලතුංග . Sinhala . Defeating astrology effects and developed useful online dictionary for everyone by Madura Kulatunga . Silumina – Sithmalyaya . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 24 January 2016 . 28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123061133/http://archives.silumina.lk/2016/01/24/_art.asp?fn=ss1601246 . 23 November 2018 .
  21. News: Madura Kulatunga Beyond the written word . The Island (Sri Lanka) – YOUth . Upali Newspapers . 11 December 2016 . 8–9 .
  22. News: Madura Kulatunga Reflections on the world of dictionaries . Esteem Magazine . 1 April 2017 . 54–56 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123061310/http://www.esteemprime.com/2017/05/04/madura-kulatunga-reflections-on-the-world-of-dictionaries/ . 23 November 2018 .
  23. News: The story of Madura . Ceylon Today – Hello . Ceylon Newspapers . 25 June 2017 . 14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702152123/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/print20170401CT20170630.php?id=24058 . 2 July 2017 .
  24. News: මධුර ශබ්දකෝෂය නිර්මාණය කළ මධුර කුලතුංග . Sinhala . Madura Dictionary creator Madura Kulatunga . Resa – CYBER ROUNDUP . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 29 January 2018 . 2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123051747/http://epaper.resa.lk/art.asp?id=2018%2F01%2F29%2Fpg02_6&pt=p&h= . 23 November 2018 . 22 March 2020 .
  25. News: Devapriya . Uditha . Beyond the written word . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) – Features . Wijeya Newspapers . 27 September 2018 . A18. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123050512/http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Madura-Kulatunga-Beyond-the-written-word-156049.html . 23 November 2018 .
  26. News: Madura Kulatunga, the Founder and Owner of The Madura English-Sinhala Dictionary . . 12 October 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304004017/https://www.hi.lk/top_story/Madura-Kulatunga-the-Founder-and-Owner-of-The-Madura-English-Sinhala-Dictionary/49-5969 . 4 March 2021 .
  27. News: English - Sinhala Dictionary in the computer . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) – Financial Times . Wijeya Newspapers . 26 January 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628111524/http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2004/01/26/ft/13.asp . 28 June 2015 .

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