🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しーじゃ : shiija | define meaning
shiija
Pronunciation: [ɕiːd͡ʑa]
Definition
Noun, adjective
- Oldest; older; eldest; elder; senior; superior
- しーじゃかた
shiijakata
"the elderly", "seniors", "superiors"
- しーじゃかた
- Older sibling; older brother; big brother; older sister; big sister
- しーじゃにぬまったん
shiija ni numattan
"It was drunk by my older brother"
- しーじゃにぬまったん
Etymology
Cognate to Amami (Sani) せぃざ sïza; Amami (Yuwan) しだー shidaa; Kunigami (Iheya) Yaeyama しじゃ shija; Tokunoshima and Yoron しだ shida; Yoron しざ shiza; Okinawan (Tsukuen) しーざ shiiza; Okinawan (Shuri, Tsuken, Torishima) しーじゃ shiija; Miyako (Ikema) すじゃ suja; Yaeyama (Ishigaki) ひっちゃ hitcha and ひじゃ hija; and Yonaguni すだ suda and だ da ~ や ya (used in compound words) "older (brother, sibling)".
Historical attestations include:
- 先扎 (possibly indicating [siɛn.tʃaʔ]) — 琉球館譯語 Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ (1470)* & 使琉球錄 Shĭ liúqiú lù (1534)*
- せさ (せざ) seza (possibly pronounced [ɕeⁿd͡za] or [ɕeⁿd͡ʑa] at the time) — おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623)
- 신자 [sin.tsa] — 海東諸國記 (해동제국기) Haedong jeguggi (1506-1623)*
- すさ (すざ) suza (possibly indicating *sɨza) — 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711)
*Source: Lin, Chihkai. A reconstruction of Old Okinawan: A corpus-based approach (2015).
Several different origins for this term are proposed in すらからの速御船 Sura kara no haya oune (2002), by Kiyoshi Sato, but none are accepted with confidence.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | しーじゃ |
| Romanization | shiija |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiːd͡ʑa] |
意味：としうえ【年上】、ねんちょうしゃ【年長者】、せんぱい【先輩】、ちょうし【長子】、ちょうなん【長男】、あに【兄】、あにじゃ【兄者】、あね【姉】、あねじゃ【姉者】