tjenixen
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Extension of an older tjänix, tjenix. Possibly related to the ending -is in tjänis, tjenis. See also tjänare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕeˈnɪksɛn/
Interjection
tjenixen
- (colloquial, somewhat humorous) An informal greeting.
- 1962, Folke Nystrand, Rolands rukratiska resa:
- Jag klappade honom vänligt på axeln, och han snurrade runt. – Tjenixen, tjenixen, broder kär, sade jag vänligt. Jag hör att du har svårigheter med språket.
- I patted him kindly on the shoulder and he spun around. — Howdy, howdy, brother dear, I said kindly. I hear that you have difficulties with the language.
- 2019, Camilla Grebe, Skuggjägaren:
- – Tjenixen, mumlar han och smyger ner nagelsaxen i skrivbordslådan.
- – Hiya, he mumbles and sneaks the nail scissors into the desk drawer.
See also
- hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)
References
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