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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Okinawan はいたい (haitai).
Interjection
はいたい or ハイタイ • (haitai)
- (Okinawa, women's speech) hello
- Synonym: (men's speech) はいさい (haisai)
Okinawan
Interjection
はいたい (haitai)
- (women's speech) hello
- Synonyms: (men's speech) はいさい (haisai), (gender neutral) はい (hai)
- はいたい、御総様今日拝なびら。
- Haitai, gusūyō chū wuganabira.
- Hello everyone, good day.