banzai

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese 万歳(ばんざい) (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”), from Middle Chinese 萬歲 (mjonH sjwejH), from Old Chinese 萬歲 (*mans s-qʷʰats, “10,000 years [of life]”, i.e. “immortality”), from 萬 / 万 (wàn, “10,000”) 歲 / 岁 (suì, “year (of age)”). Compare Mandarin 萬歲／万岁 (wànsùi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑːnˈzaɪ/, /ˈbænˈzaɪ/ Hyphenation: ban‧zai === Adjective === banzai (comparative more banzai, superlative most banzai) Thrill-seeking; wild. ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === banzai A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === banzai (plural banzais) A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory. Clipping of banzai charge. === Verb === banzai (third-person singular simple present banzais, present participle banzaiing, simple past and past participle banzaied) (ambitransitive) To carry out a banzai charge (against). === Anagrams === Abazin, Zabian, Zainab == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbanzai̯/ [ˈban.zai̯] Syllabification: ban‧zai === Noun === banzai a cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory === Further reading === “banzai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === banzai Rōmaji transcription of ばんざい