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See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Japanese honorific ちゃん (-chan).
Suffix[edit]
-chan
- (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.
- Coordinate term: -kun
Translations[edit]
nominal affix indicating familiarity
Etymology 2[edit]
In reference to 4chan, in turn from Futaba Channel (cf. its URL, www.2chan.net
, or its alternate names ふたばちゃん and 双葉ちゃん found on its homepage); hence, derived from Japanese チャンネル (channeru), from English channel.
Suffix[edit]
-chan
- (Internet slang) Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-chan m
- forms verbal nouns from first-conjugation verbs ending in -igh
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
-chan
Ye'kwana[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-chan
- Allomorph of -tan used for stems that end in i.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English internet slang
- Irish lemmas
- Irish suffixes
- Irish noun-forming suffixes
- Irish masculine suffixes
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ye'kwana lemmas
- Ye'kwana suffixes