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うまりびーかりゆしやいびーん【生日かりゆしやいびーん】 : umaribii kariyushi yaibiin | define meaning
umaribii kariyushi yaibiin
Pronunciation: [ʔumaɾibiːkaɾiyuɕijaibiːŋ̍]
Definition
Expression
- Happy Birthday
Etymology
Derived from うまりびー【生日・生まり日】 umaribii "birthday", かりゆし kariyushi "happiness" and the polite copula やいびーん yaibiin "to be".
Notes
The glottalized variant qnmaribii ('nmaribii) "birthday" is also heard:
っんまりびーかりゆしやいびーん qnmaribii kariyushi yaibiin
ぅんまりびーかりゆしやいびーん qnmaribii kariyushi yaibiin
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 生日かりゆしやいびーん |
| Kana | うまりびーかりゆしやいびーん |
| Romanization | umaribii kariyushi yaibiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔumaɾibiːkaɾiyuɕijaibiːŋ̍] |
意味：おたんじょうびおめでとう【お誕生日おめでとう】、おたんじょうびおめでとうございます【お誕生日おめでとうございます】
Categories:
生日かりゆしやいびーん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). うまりびーかりゆしやいびーん【生日かりゆしやいびーん】 : umaribii kariyushi yaibiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1659/umaribiikariyushiyaibiin/.