はいたい

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Okinawan はいたい (haitai).

Interjection

はいたい or ハイタイ • (haitai) 

  1. (Okinawa, women's speech) hello
    Synonym: (men's speech) はいさい (haisai)

Okinawan

Interjection

はいたい (haitai) 

  1. (women's speech) hello
    Synonyms: (men's speech) はいさい (haisai), (gender neutral) はい (hai)
    はいたい、御(ぐ)総(すー)様(よー)今日(ちゅー)拝(をぅが)なびら。
    Haitai, gusūyō chū wuganabira.
    Hello everyone, good day.
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