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あんまさん : anmasan | define meaning
anmasan
Pronunciation: [ʔam̩masaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Troublesome; difficult; inconvenient
Etymology
Related to the Kansai adverb あんま anma "not very"; and the standard Japanese term あんまり【余り】 anmari "not very".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あんまさん |
| Romanization | anmasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔam̩masaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
anmasan, anmashan† |
anmasatan, anmashatan† |
anmashikoo neen, anmashikoo neeran |
anmashikoo neentan, anmashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
anmasaru |
anmasataru, anmashataru† |
anmashikoo neentaru, anmashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
anma- |
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Dictionary |
anmasan, anmashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
anmasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
anmasa- |
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Noun form |
anmasa |
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Adverbial form |
anmashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
anmashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
anmashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
anmasati, anmashati† |
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Continuative |
anmasai |
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Conditional |
anmasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
anmasaraa |
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Consequential |
anmasanu, anmashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
anmati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
anmashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
anmasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
anmasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
anmasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
anmasa-shi |
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Inferential |
anmasa sun |
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Questions |
anmasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
anmasayabiyun†, anmasaibiyun†, |
anmasayabitan†, anmasaibitan |
anmashikoo neeyabiran†, anmashikoo neebiran |
anmashikoo neeyabirantan†, anmashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
anmasayabiyuru†, anmasaibiyuru†, |
anmasayabitaru, anmasaibitaru |
anmashikoo neeyabirantaru†, anmashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
anmasami, anmashami† |
anmasatii, anmashatii |
anmashikoo neeni, anmashikoo neerani |
anmashikoo neentii, anmashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
anmasan nee sun, anmashan nee sun† |
anmasatan nee sun, anmashatan nee sun† |
anmashikoo neen nee sun, anmashikoo neeran nee sun |
anmashikoo neentan nee sun, anmashikoo 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：くるしい 【苦しい】、わずらわしい【煩わしい】