Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sahy-uh-nahr-uh; Japanese sah-yaw-nah-rah]
- /ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə; Japanese ˈsɑ yɔˈnɑ rɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sahy-uh-nahr-uh; Japanese sah-yaw-nah-rah]
- /ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə; Japanese ˈsɑ yɔˈnɑ rɑ/
Definitions of sayonara word
- noun sayonara a Japanese farewell 0
- exclamation sayonara goodbye 0
- interjection sayonara goodbye; farewell 0
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Origin of sayonara
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Japanese sayō-nara, equivalent to sayō thus (sa that + yō, earlier yaũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yàng appearance) + nara if it be (ni essive particle + ara subjunctive stem of existential v.)
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Parts of speech for Sayonara
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sayonara popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for sayonara
noun sayonara
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- arrivederci — goodbye
- au revoir — goodbye
- bye — Bye and bye-bye are informal ways of saying goodbye.
- bye-bye — goodbye
Antonyms for sayonara
noun sayonara
- hello — hello, world
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