ざんす【座んす】 : zansu | define meaning
Region: Kanto (Tokyo: Shitamachi)
zansu
Definition
Copula
- (Rare) To be; to exist
Etymology
Used especially in the Shitamachi region of Tokyo. Derived from the form ざます【座ます】 zamasu still used by women in the Yamanote region. Cognate to the standard Japanese form (で)ございます【(で)御座います】 (de) gozaimasu "to be".
意味：ございます【御座います】、でございます【で御座います】、である、です
