chissu

Japanese

Romanization

chissu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of チッス

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin (ec)c(um) ipsu, contraction of eccum (there he is) +‎ ipse (himself). Compare Corsican quissu, Catalan aqueix, Spanish aquese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkis.su/, [ˈki.sːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -issʊ
  • Hyphenation: chìs‧su

Adjective

chissu (feminine singular chissa, masculine and feminine plural chissi)

  1. yon; distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

Pronoun

chissu m (f chiḍḍa, plural chiḍḍi)

  1. yon; that one or those over there.

Derived terms

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