🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa, Yamatu)
はいさい : haisai | define meaning
haisai
Pronunciation: [haisai]
Definition
Male Interjection
- A greeting or salutation used by men when meeting someone; hello; hi; hey; howdy
- はいさいちゅーをぅがなびら
haisai chuu wuganabira
"Hello", "Good day"
Etymology
Likely related to the Kikai expression へーさやー【早さやー】 heesayaa "good morning" (literally "it's early").
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はいさい
Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...
Tags: Okinawan-Japanese dialect, Ryukyu-Japanese, Uchinaa-Yamatoguchi, Yamato-guchi, Yamatu, うちなーやまとぐち, 沖縄大和口, 新沖縄方言...