Definition
An informal abbreviation for anniversary; a yearly celebration or commemoration of an important date.
Etymology
Shortened form of 'anniversary,' from Latin 'anniversarius' (returning yearly, from 'annus' year + 'versus' turned). The abbreviation is modern casual English.
Kelly Says
This abbreviation is so informal it barely appears in formal writing—it's what people text each other ('Happy anniv!' at 11pm), showing language changing in real time!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Commemoration Day
Commemoration Day
BNবাংলা
জয়ন্তী
joy-an-tee
CACatalà
aniversari
an-ee-ver-sa-ree
CSČeština
oslavnost
o-sla-v-nost
DEDeutsch
Jahrestag
yah-res-tag
ELΕλληνικά
γιορτή
yee-or-tee
ESEspañol
aniversario
an-ee-ver-sa-ree-o
FAفارسی
سالگرد
saal-gar-d
FRFrançais
anniversaire
an-ni-ver-sa-ire
HEעברית
יום הולדת
yom-ho-le-det
HIहिन्दी
जयंती
ja-yan-tee
HUMagyar
évforduló
ev-for-doo-loo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ulang tahun
oo-lang-ta-hun
ITItaliano
anniversario
an-nee-ver-sa-ree-o
KMKM
ថ្ងៃក្រោយ
th-ng-ay-krao-y
MRMR
जन्मदिवस
jan-ma-di-vas
MSBahasa Melayu
ulang tahun
oo-lang-ta-hun
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြာ
kyaw-kya
NLNederlands
herdenkingsdag
her-den-kings-dag
PLPolski
uroczystość
oo-ro-ch-st-vohst
PTPortuguês
aniversário
an-ee-ver-sa-ree-o
RORomână
aniversare
an-ee-ver-sa-ree
RUРусский
юбилей
yoo-bi-lay
SVSvenska
jubileum
joo-bee-lee-oom
SWKiswahili
sambamba
sam-ba-mba
TAதமிழ்
பிறந்தநாள்
piran-tha-nal
TEతెలుగు
జన్మదినం
jan-ma-di-nam
THไทย
วันครบรอบ
wan-krap-rohb
TRTürkçe
yıl dönümü
yıl-don-oo-moo
UKУкраїнська
ювілей
yoo-vee-lay
URاردو
سالگرہ
saal-gar-ah
VITiếng Việt
ngày kỷ niệm
ng-ay-ky-niem
ZH中文
周年纪念日
zhōu nián jì niàn rì
ZUZU
umhlanga
oom-hlan-ga