Word: Shanghainese
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shan
ghai
nese
Definition: Of or pertaining to Shanghai; take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Morphemes:
Affix: Shanghai
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
Affix: -n-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.
Affix: -ese
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: un-, non-, not
Affix: -sis
Language: la
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-participle". Language: la .