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ちっす・チッス : chissu | define meaning
chissu
Definition
Expression
- (Slang) Hello; hi; hey
Etymology
Ultimately from the greeting こんにちは konnichiwa "hello", which was reduced to こんちは konchiwa and finally ちわ chiwa. The latter form was then combined with the colloquial ending っす -ssu (a corruption of です desu or (で)ございます (de)gozaimasu), becoming ちわっす chiwassu and finally ちーっす chiissu and ちっす chissu.
意味:こんにちは【今日は】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, August 21). ちっす・チッス : chissu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3891/chissu/.