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おーさん【青さん】 : oosan | define meaning

oosan

Pronunciation: [ʔoːsaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Blue; green
1. ばさなえーなーだおーさん【芭蕉生いなーだ青さん】
  basanaee naada oosan
  "The bananas are still green"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あおい【青い・蒼い・碧い】 aoi "blue, green".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「おーさ」青（アヲ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	青さん
Kana	おーさん
Romanization	oosan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔoːsaŋ̍]

意味：あおい【青い・蒼い・碧い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 2). おーさん【青さん】 : oosan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6013/oosan/.