-chan

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the Japanese honorific ちゃん (-chan).

Suffix

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-chan

  1. (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
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Etymology 2

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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

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-chan

  1. (Internet slang) Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
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Anagrams

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Irish

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Suffix

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-chan m

  1. forms verbal nouns from first-conjugation verbs ending in -igh

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Romanization

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-chan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -chan
Brazilian standard -chan
New Tribes -chan

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-chan

  1. allomorph of -tan used for stems that end in i