-chan
-chan suffix: 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.
Suffix (1)
-chan (proper noun-forming suffix)
- 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.
- Dr. Murdoch and Murdoch-chan form an alliance with a group they refer to as “happas” who are half-white and half-Asian, claiming that they pose no threat to each other, but both stand to lose if ZOG wins.2020 May 3, Julien Morein, “Murdoch Murdoch: A Case Study in Threats to Ontological Security in Far-Right Propaganda”, in Arcadia University, page 21, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2020
Suffix (2)
-chan (proper noun-forming suffix)
- Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
-chan meaning in Thai
-chan in Thai
- nominal affix indicating familiarity
- จัง jang
Origin of -chan
From the Japanese familiar suffix ちゃん (-chan).
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.
Questions about -chan
- What does -chan mean?
- -chan means 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.
- What is -chan in Thai?
- -chan in Thai is จัง (jang). See -chan meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is -chan?
- -chan is a suffix.
Words near -chan in the dictionary
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