はいさい

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Okinawan はいさい (haisai).

Interjection

はいさい or ハイサイ • (haisai)

(Okinawa, men's speech) hello
Synonym: (women's speech) はいたい (haitai)

Okinawan

Etymology

Likely related to Kikai 早さやー (へーさやー, hēsayā, “good morning”, literally “it's early”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [haisai]

Interjection

はいさい (haisai)

(men's speech) hello, hi, hey, howdy (used by commoners in Naha)
Synonyms: (women's speech) はいたい (haitai), (gender neutral) はい (hai)

はいさい、御(ぐ)総(すー)様(よー)今日(ちゅー)拝(をぅが)なびら。
Haisai, gusūyō chū uganabira.
Hello everyone, good day.

References

“はいさい” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
“ハイサイ（はいさい）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
“はいさい” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.

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