ニダ

Japanese

Etymology

From Korean ㅂ니다 (-mnida, “polite declarative suffix”). Compare Chinese 思密達／思密达 (sīmìdá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ida̠]

Particle

ニダ • (nida) 

1. (ethnic slur) Stereotypical sentence-final particle used in place of です (desu) to mock people of Korean descent.

   独(どく)島(と)は韓(かん)国(こく)の物(もの)ニダ。

   Dokuto wa Kankoku no mono nida.

   Dokdo is Korea's-nida.