もしもし

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
申し申し

Etymology

A reduplication of もし (moshi), a shortened form of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of humble verb 申す (mōsu, “to say, to speak”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Interjection

もしもし • (moshi moshi) 

  1. (telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone
    もしもし。こちらは、山(やま)田(だ)エージェンシーです。ご用(よう)件(けん)は？
    Moshi moshi. Kochira wa, Yamada ējenshī desu. Go-yōken wa?
    (on the phone) Hello. This is Yamada Agency. May I help you?
  2. used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to ask if anyone is listening
    1. Earth to someone

Noun

もしもし • (moshi moshi) 

  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 携帯電話

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshi moshi).

Interjection

もしもし (moshi moshi) 

  1. A common telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone.

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