🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
ごわす・ごわんす : gowasu · gowansu | define meaning
gowasu · gowansu
Pronunciation: /ɡowa(n̩)su/
Definition
Honorific copula
- To be; to exist; there is
- ほんごわす【本ごわす】
hon gowasu
"It is a book" - あいがとごわす
aigato gowasu
"Thank you" - きれいなもんごわんさぁ【綺麗なもんごわんさぁ】
kirei na mon gowansaa
"It is beautiful" (from the Kagoshima song "Chawan mushi no uta") - さしかぶいごわす
sashikabui gowasu
"Long time no see" - ごわんそ、ごわんそ
gowanso, gowanso
"Right, right, uh huh" - こんちゃらごわした
konchara gowashita
"Hello", "Good day" - いや、そじゃごわはんど
iya, soja gowahan do
"No, they are not."
- ほんごわす【本ごわす】
Etymology
Cognate to the Kagoshima variants: ごあす goasu, ごあんす goansu, ごわす gowasu, ごわんす gowansu, ごぁんす gwansu, ござす gozasu and ござんす gozansu. Ultimately related to the standard Japanese verb ござる【御座る】 gozaru and its polite variant ございます【御座います】 gozaimasu. Usage differences exist.
Notes
This verb is occasionally encountered in regular Japanese manga to show gratitude, respect and humbleness towards another speaker, while conveying a dialectal appeal. Due to influence from standard Japanese, the verb is now increasingly encountered with the particle で de preceding it.
Emphatic forms include: ごわんさー gowansaa, ごわんど gowan do and ごわんどな gowan do na.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ごわす ごわんす |
| Romanization | gowasu gowansu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /ɡowa(n̩)su/ |
意味：ござる【ご座る・御座る】、ございます【ご座います・御座います】、です