जल्म दिसाचीं परबीं
Zolm disachim porbim
जल्म दिसाचीं परबीं (Zolm disachim porbim) is the Konkani way to say happy birthday.
The phrase is used to offer good wishes to someone on their birthday.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Zolm (birth), disachim (of the day) and porbim (wishes).
How do you pronounce it?
Zolm disachim porbim
Did you know?
- The word जल्म is a direct descendant of the Sanskrit word janma, which also gave English the word 'genus'.
- Konkani is written in five different scripts, meaning the phrase जल्म दिसाचीं परबीं can appear in Devanagari, Latin, Kannada, Malayalam or Arabic scripts.
- In many Konkani-speaking households, instead of just saying the phrase, people might touch the feet of elders to seek blessings on that specific birthday.
Example conversation
Sandeep is congratulating Sneha on her birthday.
- संदीप Sandeepस्नेहा, तुका जल्म दिसाचीं परबीं!Sneha, tuka jalm disachiñ parbiñ!Sneha, happy birthday to you!
- स्नेहा Snehaउपकार संदीप!Upkar Sandeep!Thank you, Sandeep!
- संदीप Sandeepतू केक कापली?Tu cake kapli?Did you cut the cake?
- स्नेहा Snehaना, हांव रात्री कापतलों.Na, hanv ratri kaptalo.No, I will cut it tonight.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries जल्म, CC BY-SA 4.0.
