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うとぅるさん : uturusan | define meaning
uturusan
Pronunciation: [ʔutuɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Scary; terrifying; frightening
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おそろしい【恐ろしい】 osoroshii "terrible, frightening".
Notes
Conjugates as a -shiku adjective.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | うとぅるさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | う婢るさん |
| Romanization | uturusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔutuɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
uturusan, uturushan† |
uturusatan, uturushatan† |
uturushikoo neen, uturushikoo neeran |
uturushikoo neentan, uturushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uturusaru |
uturusataru, uturushataru† |
uturushikoo neentaru, uturushikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uturu- |
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Dictionary |
uturusan, uturushan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
uturusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
uturusa- |
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Noun form |
uturusa |
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Adverbial form |
uturushiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
uturushikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
uturushikoo |
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Conjunctive |
uturusati, uturushati† |
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Continuative |
uturusai |
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Conditional |
uturusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
uturusaraa |
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Consequential |
uturusanu, uturushanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
uturuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
uturushiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
uturusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
uturusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
uturusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
uturusa-shi |
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Inferential |
uturusa sun |
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Questions |
uturusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
uturusayabiyun†, uturusaibiyun†, |
uturusayabitan†, uturusaibitan |
uturushikoo neeyabiran†, uturushikoo neebiran |
uturushikoo neeyabirantan†, uturushikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
uturusayabiyuru†, uturusaibiyuru†, |
uturusayabitaru, uturusaibitaru |
uturushikoo neeyabirantaru†, uturushikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
uturusami, uturushami† |
uturusatii, uturushatii |
uturushikoo neeni, uturushikoo neerani |
uturushikoo neentii, uturushikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
uturusan nee sun, uturushan nee sun† |
uturusatan nee sun, uturushatan nee sun† |
uturushikoo neen nee sun, uturushikoo neeran nee sun |
uturushikoo neentan nee sun, uturushikoo neerantan nee sun |
† These forms are considered literary.
Adjective paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：こわい【怖い】、おそろしい【恐ろしい】