🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しーさん【酸さん】 : shiisan | define meaning
shiisan
Pronunciation: [ɕiːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Sour; acid; tart
Etymology
Attested under the spelling seésa (sísa) "sour" in the 1818 Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea, by Herbert John Clifford.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 酸さん |
| Kana | しーさん |
| Romanization | shiisan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shiisan |
shiisatan |
shiikoo neen, shiikoo neeran |
shiikoo neentan, shiikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shiisaru |
shiisataru |
shiikoo neentaru, shiikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shii- |
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Dictionary |
shiisan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shiisaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shiisa- |
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Noun form |
shiisa |
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Adverbial form |
shiiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shiikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shiikoo |
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Conjunctive |
shiisati |
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Continuative |
shiisai |
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Conditional |
shiisaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shiisaraa |
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Consequential |
shiisanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shiiti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shiiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shiisa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shiisaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shiisa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shiisa-shi |
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Inferential |
shiisa sun |
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Questions |
shiisa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shiisayabiyun†, shiisaibiyun†, |
shiisayabitan†, shiisaibitan |
shiikoo neeyabiran†, shiikoo neebiran |
shiikoo neeyabirantan†, shiikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shiisayabiyuru†, shiisaibiyuru†, |
shiisayabitaru, shiisaibitaru |
shiikoo neeyabirantaru†, shiikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shiisami |
shiisatii |
shiikoo neeni, shiikoo neerani |
shiikoo neentii, shiikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shiisan nee sun |
shiisatan nee sun |
shiikoo neen nee sun, shiikoo neeran nee sun |
shiikoo neentan nee sun, shiikoo 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：すっぱい【酸っぱい】