чачома чи марто

Erzya

Etymology

Literally, “with birthday”. Probably a calque of Russian с днём рожде́ния (s dnjom roždénija). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Interjection

чачома чи марто • (čačoma či marto)

  1. happy birthday
    Synonym: шумбрачинь-паронь арсемат Теть чачома чинь кувалма (šumbračiń-paroń arsemat Teť čačoma čiń kuvalma)

References

  • “чачома чи марто”, in [ERSA] Eesti-ersa sõnaraamat [Estonian-Erzya Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, 2019

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