ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ
abhinandana
ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ (abhinandana) is the Odia word for congratulations.
The word ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ is used to express approbation.
Meaning: expressing approbation (intj)
Which one should you use?
ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ! is a formal way to say 'Congratulations!', whereas ବଢ଼ିଆ କାମ! is an informal way to say 'Good job!'
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ is the formal and standard way to express congratulations in Odia. For a more casual setting, you might use ବଢ଼ିଆ କାମ! to mean 'Good job!'
How does it change in a sentence?
To use 'congratulations' as a verb phrase meaning 'to congratulate', use ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଜଣାଇବା. If you want to say 'I congratulated (you)' or 'I offered my congratulations', you say ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଜଣାଇଲି.
How do you pronounce it?
abhinandana
Did you know?
- In traditional Odia culture, loud verbal congratulations are sometimes avoided for children to prevent 'najar' or the 'evil eye' from affecting their success.
- In Odia, the formal term ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ shares a linguistic root with the Sanskrit word 'abhinandana', which refers to the act of welcoming or embracing someone in a spiritual or ritualistic sense.
- The verb component in ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଜଣାଇବା, which is 'ଜଣାଇବା' (janiba), literally means 'to make known' or 'to inform', suggesting you are 'making your congratulations known' to the person.
Examples in context
- ତୁମକୁ ମୋର ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ।tumaku mora abhinandana.My congratulations to you.
- ତୁମର ଏହି ସଫଳତା ପାଇଁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ।tumara ehi saphalata pain abhinandana.Congratulations on this success of yours.
- ବଧାଉ ଏବଂ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ।badhau ebang abhinandana.Best wishes and congratulations.
Example conversation
Abhisheka tells Sneha about his new job promotion.
- ସ୍ନେହା Snehaତୁମକୁ ନୂତନ ଚାକିରି ପାଇଁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ, ଅଭିଷେକ ।tumaku nutana chakiri pain abhinandana, Abhisheka.Congratulations on the new job, Abhisheka.
- ଅଭିଷେକ Abhishekଧନ୍ୟବାଦ, ସ୍ନେହା ।dhanyabada, Sneha.Thank you, Sneha.
- ସ୍ନେହା Snehaତୁମେ ବହୁତ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରିଛ ।tume bahuta parishrama karichha.You have worked very hard.
- ଅଭିଷେକ Abhishekହଁ, ଏହା ମୋ ପାଇଁ ବହୁତ ବଡ଼ କଥା ।han, eha mo pain bahuta bada katha.Yes, this is a very big deal for me.
