Youth slang, like any other section of vocabulary, is constantly updated with new words. And sometimes it’s quite difficult to understand the meaning of these words. Now we will talk about a fairly common word - nyasha. After reading this article, you will learn what it means "nyasha", the origin, the etymology of this word. Interested in? Then read on.
"Nyasha" is what?
Surely you have come across this word more than once. You may have heard someone use it in your speech, or you just stumbled upon it while wandering around the Internet. So what does this word mean?
"Nyasha" - a derivative of the interjection "nya". Speaking specifically about the meaning, "nyasha" is a synonym for the word "cute", "pleasant". As a rule, this word is used in relation to cute people. For example, the sentence: "She is so cute!" - meaning equivalent to the words: "She's so pretty." "Baby" is also often used in relation to animals (mainly cats).
"Sweetheart" is used in youth vocabulary in order to emphasize the attractiveness of the object.
Origin
"Nyashka" is a word that came from the Japanese "nyaa" (nyaa). In turn, "nya" is a sound that mimics the cat's meow. That is, this is the Japanese version of meow. This interjection can express a huge range of emotions. It all depends on the intonation with which the word is pronounced. For example, "nya" can be used as consent with the interlocutor, etc.
It is also worth saying a few words about the pronunciation of this interjection. As you know, in the Japanese language, each syllable in its pronunciation takes the same length of time. This means that "nyaa" must be pronounced so that it takes as much time as it takes "a". Thus, the word turns out to be a little stretched, but, by the way, it perfectly matches the exclamatory “Nyayayayayayaya”.
There is another popular Japanese word that has come into use by young people. "Kawaii" is essentially a synonym for "nyasha", which can be interpreted as a darling or a cutie.
Spread
Why did Japanese “nya” and “nyasha” become so popular that they entered the youth slang? The answer is pretty simple. In the anime, quite often used interjection "nya" in order to emphasize the charm of specific characters. Therefore, for the first time these words began to be used by animeshniki (lovers of Japanese cartoons). And since this subculture is quite popular in our country, the word "nya" began to spread actively. Words began to appear like "baby", "baby", "baby", "baby", "baby", etc. Now this word has spread so much that it is used even by people who have never heard of anime in their lives.
Values
"Nyasha" is a polysemantic word. That is, it has several meanings. For example, a rather interesting interpretation of this noun is given by Dahl's dictionary. Nyasha (according to the dictionary) is the bottom of the sea, which is filled with viscous mud, mud.
In addition, in other languages, the interjection "nya" has completely different meanings. In English, nyah expresses neglect or superiority. In fact, the English "nya" can be translated as our tantalizing "be-be-be-be."
"Nya" in Tibetan means fish, which is quite symbolic. After all, begging for fish, the cat makes the exact same sound.
In the Vietnamese language there are quite a few words that in their pronunciation resemble the Japanese "nyaa". So, nha (the very “nya” in Russian transcription) can mean service, tooth and organization, you can also interpret in the meanings family, dynasty, home, dusk, profession, chewing.
Total
"Nyasha" is a derivative of the interjection "nya", which is interpreted as "cute", "cute." This word came from Japan, and became popular thanks to fans of Japanese cartoons - animeshniki. The word "nyasha" has other meanings. According to Dahl's dictionary, the nyasha is the muddy and dirty bottom of the lake. In addition, Japanese nyaa has many different counterparts in other languages.