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しるさん【白さん】 : shirusan | define meaning
shirusan
Pronunciation: [ɕiɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- White
- しるさるみち【白さる道】
shirusaru michi
"The road that is white"
- しるさるみち【白さる道】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しろい【白い】 shiroi "white".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 白さん |
| Kana | しるさん |
| Romanization | shirusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shirusan |
shirusatan |
shirukoo neen, shirukoo neeran |
shirukoo neentan, shirukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shirusaru |
shirusataru |
shirukoo neentaru, shirukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shiru- |
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Dictionary |
shirusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shirusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shirusa- |
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Noun form |
shirusa |
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Adverbial form |
shiruku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shirukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shirukoo |
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Conjunctive |
shirusati |
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Continuative |
shirusai |
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Conditional |
shirusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shirusaraa |
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Consequential |
shirusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shiruti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shiruku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shirusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shirusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shirusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shirusa-shi |
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Inferential |
shirusa sun |
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Questions |
shirusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shirusayabiyun†, shirusaibiyun†, |
shirusayabitan†, shirusaibitan |
shirukoo neeyabiran†, shirukoo neebiran |
shirukoo neeyabirantan†, shirukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shirusayabiyuru†, shirusaibiyuru†, |
shirusayabitaru, shirusaibitaru |
shirukoo neeyabirantaru†, shirukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shirusami |
shirusatii |
shirukoo neeni, shirukoo neerani |
shirukoo neentii, shirukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shirusan nee sun |
shirusatan nee sun |
shirukoo neen nee sun, shirukoo neeran nee sun |
shirukoo neentan nee sun, shirukoo 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：しろい【白い】