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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschistar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʃisˈtaɾ/
"Nadie se atrevía a chistar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tell or urge someone to be quiet or stop making noise.
"She tried to shush the noisy crowd in the library."
- 1
Used to demand silence from one or more people.
"Shush! The movie is about to start."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 19th century as an imitative or onomatopoeic creation, 'shush' mimics the sound made to demand silence. It evolved as an alteration of earlier terms like 'hush' combined with the sibilant consonant sound used universally to quiet others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shush" is said worldwide
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chut
Transliteration: /ʃyt/
"Chut, le bébé dort."
pst
Transliteration: /pst/
"Pst, sei leise!"
zitto
Transliteration: /ˈdzit.to/
"Zitto, per favore."
chistar
Transliteration: /tʃisˈtaɾ/
"Nadie se atrevía a chistar."
psiu
Transliteration: /psiˈu/
"Psiu, façam silêncio."
चुप
Transliteration: chup
"चुप रहो, शोर मत करो।"
嘘
Transliteration: xū
"他做了一个嘘的手势让人安静。"
쉿
Transliteration: swit
"쉿, 조용히 하세요."
しーっ
Transliteration: shiitsu
"しーっ、赤ちゃんが寝ているよ。"
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