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いばさん : ibasan | define meaning
ibasan
Pronunciation: [ʔibasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Cramped; constricted; tight; small; narrow
Etymology
Cognate to Kikai いばさい ibasai; Amami (Koniya) いばさﾑ ibasam; Okinawan (Yonamine) いばーせん ibaasen; Okinawan (Naha, Shuri) いばさん ibasan; Okinawan (Torishima) いばくし ibakushi.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | いばさん |
| Romanization | ibasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔibasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ibasan |
ibasatan |
ibakoo neen, ibakoo neeran |
ibakoo neentan, ibakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ibasaru |
ibasataru |
ibakoo neentaru, ibakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
iba- |
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Dictionary |
ibasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ibasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ibasa- |
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Noun form |
ibasa |
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Adverbial form |
ibaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ibakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ibakoo |
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Conjunctive |
ibasati |
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Continuative |
ibasai |
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Conditional |
ibasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
ibasaraa |
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Consequential |
ibasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
ibati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
ibaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
ibasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
ibasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ibasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
ibasa-shi |
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Inferential |
ibasa sun |
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Questions |
ibasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ibasayabiyun†, ibasaibiyun†, |
ibasayabitan†, ibasaibitan |
ibakoo neeyabiran†, ibakoo neebiran |
ibakoo neeyabirantan†, ibakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
ibasayabiyuru†, ibasaibiyuru†, |
ibasayabitaru, ibasaibitaru |
ibakoo neeyabirantaru†, ibakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ibasami |
ibasatii |
ibakoo neeni, ibakoo neerani |
ibakoo neentii, ibakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
ibasan nee sun |
ibasatan nee sun |
ibakoo neen nee sun, ibakoo neeran nee sun |
ibakoo neentan nee sun, ibakoo 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：せまくるしい【狭苦しい】、きゅうくつ【窮屈】、ところせまい【所狭い】、せまい【狭い】