sayonara
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).
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sayonara
- (informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu.
- Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, goodbye, good day, shalom, so long, tot ziens
- 2001 June 23, Sonic Team USA, Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, published 2001:
- Sonic: Sayonara! Shadow the Hedgehog!
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sayonara (plural sayonaras)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).
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sayonara
Further reading edit
- “sayonara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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sayonara
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).
Pronunciation edit
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sayonara
Further reading edit
- sayonara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English sayonara, from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), a shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”). Use for footwear comes from first seeing this footwear in the 1957 film Sayonara. Cognate with Greek σαγιονάρα (sagionára, “flip-flop, thong, jandal”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: sa‧yo‧na‧ra
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sayonara f (plural sayonaras)