Definition
A birthday is the yearly celebration of the date when a person was born. People often mark it with parties, gifts, or special activities.
Etymology
From “birth” plus “day,” first used to mark the anniversary of a person’s birth. Over time it became linked with specific customs like cakes and candles in many cultures.
Kelly Says
A birthday is both personal and social: it marks your private age and your place in time with everyone else your age. That’s why milestone birthdays—like 18 or 50—feel like crossing a border in life.
Translations
ARالعربية
عيد ميلاد
ʿīd mīlād
CACatalà
aniversari
/ə.ni.vər.sə.ˈɾi/
CSČeština
narozeniny
/na.ro.zɛ.ni.ni/
DADansk
fødselsdag
/fœð.sɛl.sdaɡ/
DEDeutsch
Geburtstag
/ɡeːˈbʊʁtstaːk/
ELΕλληνικά
γενέθλιος
yenéthlios
ESEspañol
cumpleaños
koom-pleh-ah-nyos
FISuomi
syntymäpäivä
/syntymæpæivæ/
FRFrançais
anniversaire
/a.ni.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/
HAHA
ranar haihuwa
ra.nar hai.hu.wa
HEעברית
יום הולדת
yom huledet
HIहिन्दी
जन्मदिन
janmadin
HUMagyar
születésnap
/syʎleːteːʃnɒp/
IDBahasa Indonesia
hari ulang tahun
hari ʊlaŋ taʊn
IGIG
ụbọchị ọmụmụ
u.bɔ.chi o.mʊ.mʊ
ITItaliano
compleanno
/kɔmpleˈanːo/
KMKM
ថ្ងៃកំណើត
thngai kɑmnaʔoat
MSBahasa Melayu
hari jadi
hari jadi
NLNederlands
verjaardag
/vɛrˈjaːrdɑx/
NONorsk
fødselsdag
/føː.dəls.dɑɡ/
PAPA
ਜਨਮ ਦਿਹਾੜਾ
janam dihāṛā
PLPolski
urodziny
/u.ˈrɔ.d͡ʑi.ɲɨ/
PTPortuguês
aniversário
/ɐ̃.vi.vɛʁ.ˈsa.ɾiu/
RORomână
zi de naștere
/zi de naʃ.te.re/
RUРусский
день рождения
dyen' rozhdyeniya
SVSvenska
födelsedag
/fœdɛl.sɛ.dɑːɡ/
SWKiswahili
siku ya kuzaliwa
si.ku ya ku.zali.wa
TAதமிழ்
பிறந்தநாள்
piṟanthanāḷ
TEతెలుగు
పుట్టినరోజు
puṭṭinarōju
TLTL
kaarawan
ka.a.raw.an
TRTürkçe
doğum günü
doʁum ɡʏnʏ
UKУкраїнська
день народження
dyen' narodzhennya
URاردو
یوم پیدائش
yōm pēdāʾish
VITiếng Việt
ngày sinh nhật
ŋaːj ʂiŋ̟ ɲət
ZUZU
usuku lwempilo
u.su.ku lwe.m.pi.lo