🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぇーさん【早さん・速さん】 : feesan | define meaning
feesan
Pronunciation: [ɸeːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Fast; quick
- Early
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はやい【早い・速い】 hayai "fast; early".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 早さん 速さん |
| Kana | ふぇーさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 戴ーさん |
| Romanization | feesan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸeːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
feesan |
feesatan |
feekoo neen, feekoo neeran |
feekoo neentan, feekoo neerantan |
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ATT |
feesaru |
feesataru |
feekoo neentaru, feekoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
fee- |
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Dictionary |
feesan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
feesaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
feesa- |
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Noun form |
feesa |
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Adverbial form |
feeku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
feekoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
feekoo |
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Conjunctive |
feesati |
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Continuative |
feesai |
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Conditional |
feesaree |
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Provisional conditional |
feesaraa |
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Consequential |
feesanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
feeti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
feeku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
feesa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
feesaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
feesa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
feesa-shi |
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Inferential |
feesa sun |
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Questions |
feesa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
feesayabiyun†, feesaibiyun†, |
feesayabitan†, feesaibitan |
feekoo neeyabiran†, feekoo neebiran |
feekoo neeyabirantan†, feekoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
feesayabiyuru†, feesaibiyuru†, |
feesayabitaru, feesaibitaru |
feekoo neeyabirantaru†, feekoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
feesami |
feesatii |
feekoo neeni, feekoo neerani |
feekoo neentii, feekoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
feesan nee sun |
feesatan nee sun |
feekoo neen nee sun, feekoo neeran nee sun |
feekoo neentan nee sun, feekoo 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：はやい【早い・速い】