Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Apparently clipping of こんにちは (konnichi wa, good day) and です (desu, copula). Compare おっす (ossu) and うぃーっす (wīssu) from おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu, good morning). Compare also っす (ssu), an informal variant of です.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːsːɯ̟ᵝ]

Interjection edit

ちーっす (chīssu

  1. (slang) good morning