生日
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (生日) |
生 | 日 |
Pronunciation
Noun
生日
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 生日 (“birthday”) [map]
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
生⫽日 (verb-object)
- (chiefly Cantonese, informal) to have one's birthday; to celebrate one's birthday
- 幾日前你都係咁同我講,仲有呀,你媽媽前日咪生咗日囉。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2012, 游欣妮, 《我搣時太心軟》 [Miss Yan Ni 2], page 86
- gei2 jat6 cin4 nei5 dou1 hai6 gam2 tung4 ngo5 gong2, zung6 jau5 aa3, nei5 maa1-4 maa1 cin4 jat6 mai6 saang1 zo2 jat6 lo1. [Jyutping]
- You were saying that a few days ago. Also, your mom already had her birthday the day before yesterday.
几日前你都系咁同我讲,仲有呀,你妈妈前日咪生咗日啰。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 日 |
い(く) Grade: 1 |
ひ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 生く (iku, “to exist, live”, archaic) + 日 (hi, “day”).
Derived terms
- 生日の足日 (ikuhi no taruhi)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 日 |
せい Grade: 1 |
じつ Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
First appeared in 1867.
Possibly borrowed from Chinese 生日 (shēngrì). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Okinawan
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 日 |
っん(まり) Grade: 1 |
ふぃー > びー Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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生まり日 |
Cognate with Japanese 生まれ日 (umarebi, literally “birth-day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔm̩maɾibiː/
Derived terms
- 生日かりゆしやいびーん ('nmaribī kariyushi yaibīn)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 日 |
う(まり) Grade: 1 |
ふぃー > びー Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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生まり日 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔumaɾibiː/
References
- “っんまりびー・ぅんまりびー【生日・生まり日】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “ぅんまりびー” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
- “ゥンマリビー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- “ウマリビー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963
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