🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちびらーさん : chibiraasan | define meaning
chibiraasan
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕibiɾaːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Wonderful; magnificent; splendid; amazing; fantastic
- Brisk; energetic; lively
- Good; nice
- Good surprise; pleasant surprise
Notes
Adverbial form: ちびらーしく chibiraashiku "wonderfully; splendidly; surprisingly; promptly".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | ちびらーさん |
| Romanization | chibiraasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕibiɾaːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chibiraasan, chibiraashan† |
chibiraasatan, chibiraashatan† |
chibiraashikoo neen, chibiraashikoo neeran |
chibiraashikoo neentan, chibiraashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chibiraasaru |
chibiraasataru, chibiraashataru† |
chibiraashikoo neentaru, chibiraashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chibiraa- |
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Dictionary |
chibiraasan, chibiraashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chibiraasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chibiraasa- |
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Noun form |
chibiraasa |
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Adverbial form |
chibiraashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chibiraashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chibiraashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
chibiraasati, chibiraashati† |
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Continuative |
chibiraasai |
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Conditional |
chibiraasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
chibiraasaraa |
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Consequential |
chibiraasanu, chibiraashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
chibiraati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
chibiraashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
chibiraasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
chibiraasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chibiraasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
chibiraasa-shi |
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Inferential |
chibiraasa sun |
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Questions |
chibiraasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chibiraasayabiyun†, chibiraasaibiyun†, |
chibiraasayabitan†, chibiraasaibitan |
chibiraashikoo neeyabiran†, chibiraashikoo neebiran |
chibiraashikoo neeyabirantan†, chibiraashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
chibiraasayabiyuru†, chibiraasaibiyuru†, |
chibiraasayabitaru, chibiraasaibitaru |
chibiraashikoo neeyabirantaru†, chibiraashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chibiraasami, chibiraashami† |
chibiraasatii, chibiraashatii |
chibiraashikoo neeni, chibiraashikoo neerani |
chibiraashikoo neentii, chibiraashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
chibiraasan nee sun, chibiraashan nee sun† |
chibiraasatan nee sun, chibiraashatan nee sun† |
chibiraashikoo neen nee sun, chibiraashikoo neeran nee sun |
chibiraashikoo neentan nee sun, chibiraashikoo 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：すばらしい【素晴らしい・素晴しい】、きもちよい【気持ち良い】、きびきび、てきぱき、おどろいた【驚いた】