banzai
English
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mʉɐnH siuᴇiH), from Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬/万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲/岁 (suì, “year (of age)”).
Compare Mandarin 萬歲/万岁 (wànsùi).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai)
- Thrill-seeking; wild.
- 1991, Cycle World: Volume 30:
- Still, the Seca II isn't meant to be a racebike, and power is adequate for all but the most banzai backroad blitzing.
Derived terms
editInterjection
editbanzai
- A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.
Translations
edita celebratory cheer
hurrah — see hurrah
Noun
editbanzai (plural banzais)
- A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.
- Clipping of banzai charge.
Verb
editbanzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied)
- (transitive, intransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against).
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲/万岁 (mjòn-sjwèi), from Old Chinese 萬歲/万岁 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬/万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲/岁 (suì, “year (of age)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbanzai
- A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory.
Further reading
edit- “banzai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
editRomanization
editbanzai
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