🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
たかさん【高さん・高価さん】 : takasan | define meaning
takasan
Pronunciation: [takasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- High; tall
- Expensive; costly
- うれー、たかさいびーっさー【其れー、高さいびーっさー】
uree takasaibiissaa
"That is expensive"
- うれー、たかさいびーっさー【其れー、高さいびーっさー】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese たかい【高い・高価い】 takai "high, tall; expensive, costly".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 高さん 高価さん |
| Kana | たかさん |
| Romanization | takasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [takasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
takasan |
takasatan |
takakoo neen, takakoo neeran |
takakoo neentan, takakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
takasaru |
takasataru |
takakoo neentaru, takakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
taka- |
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Dictionary |
takasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
takasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
takasa- |
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Noun form |
takasa |
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Adverbial form |
takaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
takakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
takakoo |
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Conjunctive |
takasati |
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Continuative |
takasai |
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Conditional |
takasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
takasaraa |
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Consequential |
takasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
takati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
takaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
takasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
takasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
takasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
takasa-shi |
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Inferential |
takasa sun |
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Questions |
takasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
takasayabiyun†, takasaibiyun†, |
takasayabitan†, takasaibitan |
takakoo neeyabiran†, takakoo neebiran |
takakoo neeyabirantan†, takakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
takasayabiyuru†, takasaibiyuru†, |
takasayabitaru, takasaibitaru |
takakoo neeyabirantaru†, takakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
takasami |
takasatii |
takakoo neeni, takakoo neerani |
takakoo neentii, takakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
takasan nee sun |
takasatan nee sun |
takakoo neen nee sun, takakoo neeran nee sun |
takakoo neentan nee sun, takakoo 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：たかい【高い・高価い】