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goodbye
English
Alternative forms
- good-by, goodby (dated)
- good-bye
- good bye
- g'bye (colloquial)
- bye, 'bye (informal)
Etymology
From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with you. Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good day, etc.
Pronunciation
- enPR: go?odb??, IPA(key): /??d?ba?/
- (also, General American) IPA(key): /??d?ba?/, /???ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Interjection
goodbye
- Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.
- Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Synonyms
- (formal): adieu, farewell
- (informal): catch you later, bye, bye-bye, see ya, see you, so long, mind how you go, ta ta, tatty bye, toodeloo, toodles, TTFN, ttyl
- (slang): buh-bye, hasta la vista, later, laters, keep it real, peace, peace out, take it easy; cya
- adios, arrivederci, au revoir, do svidanya/do svidaniya, sayonara
- (UK, informal): cheerio, cheers, cheery-bye, toodle pip (dated)
- See also: Thesaurus:goodbye
Hyponyms
- good night (during night)
Hypernyms
- aloha
- ciao
Derived terms
- kiss goodbye
- say goodbye
Related terms
- good riddance
Descendants
- Japanese: ????? (guddobai), ???? (gubbai)
- Afrikaans: koebaai (informal), baai (informal)
Translations
See also
- see you later
- arrivederci, au revoir
- good afternoon, (at midday)
- good day (during day)
- good eve, good evening (during the evening)
- good morn, good morning (during the morning)
Noun
goodbye (plural goodbyes)
- An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
- They made their good-byes.
Translations
Verb
goodbye (third-person singular simple present goodbyes, present participle goodbying, simple past and past participle goodbyed)
- To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
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shaka
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Shaka is not a word in the Hawaiian language, which lacks the /?/ sound.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????k?/
- Rhymes: -??k?
Noun
shaka (plural shakas)
- A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".
- 2008, December 27, photo caption, Reuters:
- US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd […]
- 2008, December 27, photo caption, Reuters:
Usage notes
- Associated with Hawaii and with sports such as surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and skydiving.
Synonyms
- hang-loose sign
See also
- Shaka sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Khasa, Sakha, hakas, kasha
Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (?aka, “joke”). Compare Turkish ?aka.
Noun
shaka f (indefinite plural shaka, definite singular shakaja, definite plural shakatë)
- joke, prank
- Synonyms: hokë, tallje, shpoti
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ka/
- Homophones: shakas, shakât
Verb
shaka
- third-person singular past historic of shaker
Ladino
Etymology
From Turkish ?aka (“joke”).
Noun
shaka f (Latin spelling)
- joke (thing said to amuse)
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-sh?ka (infinitive gush?ka, perfective -sh?tse)
- want
- look for, seek
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (šakk).
Pronunciation
Noun
shaka (n class, plural shaka) or shaka (ma class, plural mashaka)
- doubt
- worry
- (computing) error
Related terms
- -shuku
Swazi
Etymology
Borrowed from English shark.
Noun
shaka? 1a (plural boshaka 2a)
- shark
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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