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ゐーごーさん【刳さん・蘞さん・醶さん】 : wiigoosan | define meaning
wiigoosan
Pronunciation: [(w)iːɡoːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- (Taste) Acrid; harsh; pungent
- (Touch) Irritating
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima えぎ egi; Okinawan ゐーごーさん wiigoosan; and standard Japanese えぐい【刳い・蘞い・醶い】 egui "acrid".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 刳さん 蘞さん 醶さん |
| Kana | ゐーごーさん |
| Romanization | wiigoosan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)iːɡoːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wiigoosan |
wiigoosatan |
wiigookoo neen, wiigookoo neeran |
wiigookoo neentan, wiigookoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wiigoosaru |
wiigoosataru |
wiigookoo neentaru, wiigookoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wiigoo- |
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Dictionary |
wiigoosan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wiigoosaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wiigoosa- |
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Noun form |
wiigoosa |
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Adverbial form |
wiigooku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wiigookoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wiigookoo |
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Conjunctive |
wiigoosati |
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Continuative |
wiigoosai |
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Conditional |
wiigoosaree |
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Provisional conditional |
wiigoosaraa |
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Consequential |
wiigoosanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
wiigooti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
wiigooku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
wiigoosa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
wiigoosaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wiigoosa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
wiigoosa-shi |
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Inferential |
wiigoosa sun |
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Questions |
wiigoosa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wiigoosayabiyun†, wiigoosaibiyun†, |
wiigoosayabitan†, wiigoosaibitan |
wiigookoo neeyabiran†, wiigookoo neebiran |
wiigookoo neeyabirantan†, wiigookoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
wiigoosayabiyuru†, wiigoosaibiyuru†, |
wiigoosayabitaru, wiigoosaibitaru |
wiigookoo neeyabirantaru†, wiigookoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wiigoosami |
wiigoosatii |
wiigookoo neeni, wiigookoo neerani |
wiigookoo neentii, wiigookoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
wiigoosan nee sun |
wiigoosatan nee sun |
wiigookoo neen nee sun, wiigookoo neeran nee sun |
wiigookoo neentan nee sun, wiigookoo 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：えぐい【刳い・蘞い・醶い】、えがらっぽい【え辛っぽい】、いがらっぽい【い辛っぽい】