tjenare

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a Stockholm pronunciation of tjänare, where /ɛː/ traditionally merges with /eː/.

Pronunciation

(Sweden) IPA^(key): /²ɕeːnarɛ/
(Finland) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕeːnɑre/

Interjection

tjenare

(colloquial) alternative form of tjänare (“hey, yo”)
Synonyms: tjena, tja

Tjenare kompis!
Hey man!
- 1790, Carl Mikael Bellman, “Fredmans epistel n:o 45”, in Paul Britten Austin, transl., Fredmans epistlar [Fredman’s Epistles]‎^[1]:
  Tjenare Mollberg, hur är det fatt? / Hvar är din Harpa? hvar är din hatt?
  Servant, sir, Mollberg, where are ye at? / Where is your harp, and where is your hat?
- 2013, Viveca Sten, I farans riktning:
  ”Tjenare Andreasson”, sa Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”Nu kan du få komma och titta om du vill.”
  ”Hiya, Andreasson”, said Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”You can come and have a look now if you wish.”

Usage notes

More common compared to tjänare.

Derived terms

tjenis (“chummy”)

See also

hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)

References