සුබ උපන්දිනයක්
suba upandinayak
The English phrase "happy birthday" is translated into Sinhala as සුබ උපන්දිනයක් (suba upandinayak).
This phrase is used to express good wishes to someone on their birthday.
Meaning: good wishes for a birthday (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase සුබ උපන්දිනයක් is composed of suba (auspicious or happy), upandinaya (birthday) and the suffix -ak (a/an).
How does it change in a sentence?
You can turn the phrase into a complete wish by adding veva (may it be) to the end, creating සුබ උපන්දිනයක් වේවා! which means "May you have a happy birthday!"
How do you pronounce it?
suba upandinayak
Did you know?
- In traditional Sri Lankan culture, birthdays were historically less emphasized than the anniversary of one's conception or religious milestones.
- The word සුබ is a cognate of the word suba used in Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives.
- When wishing someone a happy birthday, it is common to see the person receive a blessing from an elder, which is often more culturally significant than the phrase itself.
Examples in context
- සුබ උපන්දිනයක් වේවා!suba upandinayak vēvā!May you have a happy birthday!
- ඔබට සුබ උපන්දිනයක්!obata suba upandinayak!A happy birthday to you!
- මගේ යාළුවාට සුබ උපන්දිනයක් ප්රාර්ථනා කරනවා.magē yāḷuvāṭa suba upandinayak prārthanā karanavā.I wish my friend a happy birthday.
Example conversation
Sanduni is wishing Roshan on his birthday.
- සඳුනි Sanduniරොෂාන්, සුබ උපන්දිනයක්!Roshan, suba upandinayak!Roshan, happy birthday!
- රොෂාන් Roshanබොහොම ස්තූතියි සඳුනි!Bohoma sthutiyi Sanduni!Thank you very much, Sanduni!
- සඳුනි Sanduniඔයාට අද දවස සතුටුදායක් වේවා!Oyata ada dawasa sathutudayak veva!May today be a happy day for you!
- රොෂාන් Roshanස්තූතියි ඔයාට!Sthutiyi oyata!Thank you!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries සුබ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
