-chan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the Japanese honorific ちゃん (-chan).
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-chan
- (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.
- Coordinate term: -kun
Translations edit
nominal affix indicating familiarity
Etymology 2 edit
In reference to 4chan, in turn from Futaba Channel (cf. its URL, www.2chan.net
, or its alternate names ふたばちゃん and 双葉ちゃん found on its homepage); hence, derived from Japanese チャンネル (channeru), from English channel.
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-chan
- (Internet slang) Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
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-chan m
- forms verbal nouns from first-conjugation verbs ending in -igh
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-chan
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-chan
- Allomorph of -tan used for stems that end in i.