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みじらさん【珍さん】 : mijirasan | define meaning
mijirasan
Pronunciation: [mid͡ʑiɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Unusual; rare
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese めずらしい【珍しい】 mezurashii "unusual, rare".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 珍さん |
| Kana | みじらさん |
| Romanization | mijirasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mid͡ʑiɾasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mijirasan, mijirashan† |
mijirasatan, mijirashatan† |
mijirashikoo neen, mijirashikoo neeran |
mijirashikoo neentan, mijirashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mijirasaru |
mijirasataru, mijirashataru† |
mijirashikoo neentaru, mijirashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mijira- |
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Dictionary |
mijirasan, mijirashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mijirasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mijirasa- |
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Noun form |
mijirasa |
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Adverbial form |
mijirashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
mijirashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
mijirashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
mijirasati, mijirashati† |
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Continuative |
mijirasai |
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Conditional |
mijirasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
mijirasaraa |
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Consequential |
mijirasanu, mijirashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
mijirati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
mijirashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
mijirasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
mijirasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mijirasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
mijirasa-shi |
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Inferential |
mijirasa sun |
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Questions |
mijirasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mijirasayabiyun†, mijirasaibiyun†, |
mijirasayabitan†, mijirasaibitan |
mijirashikoo neeyabiran†, mijirashikoo neebiran |
mijirashikoo neeyabirantan†, mijirashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
mijirasayabiyuru†, mijirasaibiyuru†, |
mijirasayabitaru, mijirasaibitaru |
mijirashikoo neeyabirantaru†, mijirashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mijirasami, mijirashami† |
mijirasatii, mijirashatii |
mijirashikoo neeni, mijirashikoo neerani |
mijirashikoo neentii, mijirashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
mijirasan nee sun, mijirashan nee sun† |
mijirasatan nee sun, mijirashatan nee sun† |
mijirashikoo neen nee sun, mijirashikoo neeran nee sun |
mijirashikoo neentan nee sun, mijirashikoo 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：めずらしい【珍しい】