"もしもし" meaning in All languages combined

See もしもし on Wiktionary

Interjection [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞ɕi mo̞ɕi̥] Forms: moshi moshi [romanization]
Etymology: A reduplication of もし (moshi), a shortened form of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of humble verb 申す (mōsu, “to say, to speak”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|もし}} もし (moshi) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|もし もし}} もしもし • (moshi moshi)
  1. (telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-もしもし-ja-intj-eVRxCr-Q Categories (other): Japanese greetings, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese greetings: 89 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 41 7 39 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 44 6 36 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 6 35 15 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
  2. used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to ask if anyone is listening
    Sense id: en-もしもし-ja-intj-ZaWrDVt0
  3. used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to ask if anyone is listening
    Earth to someone
    Sense id: en-もしもし-ja-intj-Iz8Tc-yA Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 32 9 51 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 41 7 39 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 44 6 36 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 6 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 10 66 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 75 4

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞ɕi mo̞ɕi̥] Forms: moshi moshi [romanization]
Etymology: A reduplication of もし (moshi), a shortened form of 申し (mōshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of humble verb 申す (mōsu, “to say, to speak”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|もし}} もし (moshi) Head templates: {{ja-noun|もし もし}} もしもし • (moshi moshi)
  1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 携帯電話 Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 携帯電話
    Sense id: en-もしもし-ja-noun-Uovs~J39 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 41 7 39 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 44 6 36 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 43 6 35 15

Interjection [Okinawan]

Forms: moshi moshi [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshi moshi). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ryu|ja|もしもし|tr=moshi moshi}} Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshi moshi) Head templates: {{ryu-head|interjection|もし もし}} もしもし (moshi moshi)
  1. A common telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone.

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for もしもし meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)

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