different between arrivederci vs sayonara

English

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???i?v??d??t?i/

Interjection

arrivederci

1. (in the context of Italy or Italian culture) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodbye.

Coordinate terms

• ciao

Translations

Noun

arrivederci (plural arrivedercis)

1. An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".
   • 2016, Vincent Spoto, Multiple Sclerosis... Why Not Me? (page 7)

     We said our arrivedercis to the people in the town the night before, as we made our rounds to about eight or ten homes and said goodbye to about thirty or forty “cousins.”

French

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).Cognate with French au revoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.?i.ve.d??t.?i/

Interjection

arrivederci

1. farewell, goodbye, arrivederci

Synonyms

• au revoir

Coordinate terms

• tchao

Italian

Etymology

From a (“to”) +? rivederci (“to see each other again”), from rivedersi (“see each other again, meet again”). Cognate with French au revoir. See Romanian la revedere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.ri.ve?der.t??i/
• Hyphenation: ar?ri?ve?dér?ci

Interjection

arrivederci

1. goodbye, so long, see you soon, see you (non-definitive farewell)

   Synonyms: (formal) arrivederla, (informal) ci vediamo, ci si vede

Noun

arrivederci m (invariable)

1. goodbye, farewell

Coordinate terms

• addio
• ciao

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a?ive?de?t??i/

Interjection

arrivederci

1. arrivederci (Italian farewell)

   Synonyms: adeus, até-logo

Coordinate terms

• tchau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (sayonara), shorter form of more traditional ????? (say?nara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa???n????/
• Rhymes: -????

Interjection

sayonara

1. (informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu.

   Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, goodbye, good day, shalom, so long, tot ziens

Translations

Noun

sayonara (plural sayonaras)

1. An utterance of sayonara, the wishing of farewell to someone.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (sayonara), shorter form of more traditional ????? (say?nara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sajo?nara]
• Hyphenation: sa?yo?na?ra

Interjection

sayonara

1. (informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu.

Further reading

• “sayonara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

sayonara

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Spanish

Etymology

From the Japanese ????? (say?nara) or ???? (sayonara, “goodbye”), maybe by analogy with getas, the Japanese wooden clogs. Cognate with Greek ????????? (sagionára).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

sayonara f (plural sayonaras)

1. (Peru) [[flip-flop, thong]] (Australia), jandal (New Zealand)

   Synonyms: bamba, chancla, chola, ojota, slap