chissu

Japanese

Romanization

chissu

1. Rōmaji transcription of チッス

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin (ec)c(um) ipsu, contraction of eccum (“there he is”) +‎ ipse (“himself”). Compare Corsican quissu, Catalan aqueix, Spanish aquese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkis.su/, [ˈki.sːʊ]
• Rhymes: -issʊ
• Hyphenation: chìs‧su

Adjective

chissu (feminine singular chissa, masculine and feminine plural chissi)

1. yon; distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

Pronoun

chissu m (f chiḍḍa, plural chiḍḍi)

1. yon; that one or those over there.

Derived terms

• ssa
• ssi
• ssu

See also

• cca
• chistu
• chiḍḍu
• ḍḍocu
• ḍḍà