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やがまさん【喧さん】 : yagamasan | define meaning
yagamasan
Pronunciation: [jaɡamasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Annoying; noisy; irritating; unbearable; importunate
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese やかましい【喧しい】 yakamashii "annoying; irritating".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 喧さん |
| Kana | やがまさん |
| Romanization | yagamasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jaɡamasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yagamasan, yagamashan† |
yagamasatan, yagamashatan† |
yagamashikoo neen, yagamashikoo neeran |
yagamashikoo neentan, yagamashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yagamasaru |
yagamasataru, yagamashataru† |
yagamashikoo neentaru, yagamashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yagama- |
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Dictionary |
yagamasan, yagamashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yagamasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yagamasa- |
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Noun form |
yagamasa |
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Adverbial form |
yagamashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yagamashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yagamashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
yagamasati, yagamashati† |
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Continuative |
yagamasai |
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Conditional |
yagamasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
yagamasaraa |
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Consequential |
yagamasanu, yagamashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
yagamati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
yagamashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
yagamasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
yagamasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yagamasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
yagamasa-shi |
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Inferential |
yagamasa sun |
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Questions |
yagamasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yagamasayabiyun†, yagamasaibiyun†, |
yagamasayabitan†, yagamasaibitan |
yagamashikoo neeyabiran†, yagamashikoo neebiran |
yagamashikoo neeyabirantan†, yagamashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
yagamasayabiyuru†, yagamasaibiyuru†, |
yagamasayabitaru, yagamasaibitaru |
yagamashikoo neeyabirantaru†, yagamashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yagamasami, yagamashami† |
yagamasatii, yagamashatii |
yagamashikoo neeni, yagamashikoo neerani |
yagamashikoo neentii, yagamashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
yagamasan nee sun, yagamashan nee sun† |
yagamasatan nee sun, yagamashatan nee sun† |
yagamashikoo neen nee sun, yagamashikoo neeran nee sun |
yagamashikoo neentan nee sun, yagamashikoo 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：やかましい【喧しい】、うるさい【煩い】、さわがしい【騒がしい】