ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು
Huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu
To say "happy birthday" in Kannada, use ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು (Huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu).
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು is composed of huṭṭu (birth), habba (festival/celebration), da (a possessive marker) and śubhāśayagaḷu (good wishes).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the word huṭṭuhabbada, the suffix -da acts as a genitive marker, which means the phrase literally translates to "birthday's good wishes".
How do you pronounce it?
Huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu
Did you know?
- In the Kannada language, there is a distinction between a 'birthday' ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ and a 'name-day' or 'star-day', as some follow the lunar calendar to celebrate based on their birth star.
- In many parts of Karnataka, instead of singing a song, people often perform 'Aarati', waving a traditional lamp near the person's face to ward off the evil eye.
- The word ಹಬ್ಬ (habba) used in 'birthday' describes any large festival. This means a birthday is linguistically treated as a community festival rather than a private anniversary.
Examples in context
- ನಿಮಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು.nimage huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu.Happy birthday to you.
- ಅಪ್ಪನಿಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು.appaṇige huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu.Happy birthday to father.
- ನಿನಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು, ಗೆಳೆಯ.ninage huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu, geḷeya.Happy birthday to you, friend.
Example conversation
Kiran wishes Kavya on her birthday.
- ಕಿರಣ್ Kiranಕಾವ್ಯ, ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು!Kāvya, huṭṭuhabbada śubhāśayagaḷu!Kavya, happy birthday!
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaತುಂಬಾ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು ಕಿರಣ್.Tumbā dhanyavādagaḷu Kiran.Thank you very much, Kiran.
- ಕಿರಣ್ Kiranನಿನ್ನ ದಿನ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿರಲಿ.Ninna dina cennāgirali.Have a great day.
- ಕಾವ್ಯ Kavyaಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು!Dhanyavādagaḷu!Thank you!
