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あらさん【荒さん】 : arasan | define meaning

arasan

Pronunciation: [ʔaɾasaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Rough; harsh; violent; tempestuous
1. なみあらさん【波荒さん】
  nami arasan
  "the waves are violent"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あらい【荒い】 arai "rough".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	荒さん
Kana	あらさん
Romanization	arasan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔaɾasaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan sa (ku)-type adjective: **arasan**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	arasan	arasatan	arakoo neen, arakoo neeran	arakoo neentan, arakoo neerantan
Indicative	ATT	arasaru	arasataru	arakoo neen, arakoo neeran	arakoo neentaru, arakoo neerantaru

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	ara-
Dictionary	arasan
Attributive or Adnominal	arasaru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	arasa-
Noun form	arasa
Adverbial form	araku
Topicalized adverbial form	arakoo
Topicalized adverbial form	arakoo
Conjunctive	arasati
Continuative	arasai
Conditional	arasaree
Provisional conditional	arasaraa
Consequential	arasanu

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive conditional	arati-n

Common adverbial constructions
Form	Construction
To become...	araku nain

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive	arasa-shiga
Topicalized concessive	arasaa-a-shiga
Cause-effect	arasa-kutu
Nominalized	arasa-shi
Inferential	arasa sun
Questions	arasa-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	arasayabiyun†, arasayabiin†, arasaibiyun†, arasaibiin	arasayabitan†, arasaibitan	arakoo neeyabiran†, arakoo neebiran	arakoo neeyabirantan†, arakoo neebirantan
Polite	ATT	arasayabiyuru†, arasayabiiru†, arasaibiyuru†, arasaibiiru	arasayabitaru, arasaibitaru	arakoo neeyabiran†, arakoo neebiran	arakoo neeyabirantaru†, arakoo neebirantaru
Polar questions	PRED	arasami	arasatii	arakoo neeni, arakoo neerani	arakoo neentii, arakoo neerantii
Conjecture	PRED	arasan nee sun	arasatan nee sun	arakoo neen nee sun, arakoo neeran nee sun	arakoo neentan nee sun, arakoo 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：あらい【荒い】、あらっぽい【荒っぽい】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). あらさん【荒さん】 : arasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6017/arasan/.