दम बना रहे

Hindi

Etymology

Literally, “May breath/life be intact”.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əm bə.nɑː ɾə.ɦeː/, [d̪ɐ̃m‿bɐ.näː‿ɾɐ.ɦeː]

Interjection

दम बना रहे • (dam banā rahe)

1. may you live long (like as to give blessings to one below)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press