🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちーべーさん【気早さん】 : chiibeesan | define meaning
chiibeesan
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiːbeːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Hasty; impatient; rushed; excitable
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese きばやい【気早い】 kibayai "hasty".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 気早さん |
| Kana | ちーべーさん |
| Romanization | chiibeesan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiːbeːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chiibeesan |
chiibeesatan |
chiibeekoo neen, chiibeekoo neeran |
chiibeekoo neentan, chiibeekoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chiibeesaru |
chiibeesataru |
chiibeekoo neentaru, chiibeekoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chiibee- |
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Dictionary |
chiibeesan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chiibeesaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chiibeesa- |
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Noun form |
chiibeesa |
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Adverbial form |
chiibeeku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chiibeekoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chiibeekoo |
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Conjunctive |
chiibeesati |
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Continuative |
chiibeesai |
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Conditional |
chiibeesaree |
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Provisional conditional |
chiibeesaraa |
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Consequential |
chiibeesanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
chiibeeti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
chiibeeku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
chiibeesa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
chiibeesaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chiibeesa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
chiibeesa-shi |
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Inferential |
chiibeesa sun |
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Questions |
chiibeesa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chiibeesayabiyun†, chiibeesaibiyun†, |
chiibeesayabitan†, chiibeesaibitan |
chiibeekoo neeyabiran†, chiibeekoo neebiran |
chiibeekoo neeyabirantan†, chiibeekoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
chiibeesayabiyuru†, chiibeesaibiyuru†, |
chiibeesayabitaru, chiibeesaibitaru |
chiibeekoo neeyabirantaru†, chiibeekoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chiibeesami |
chiibeesatii |
chiibeekoo neeni, chiibeekoo neerani |
chiibeekoo neentii, chiibeekoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
chiibeesan nee sun |
chiibeesatan nee sun |
chiibeekoo neen nee sun, chiibeekoo neeran nee sun |
chiibeekoo neentan nee sun, chiibeekoo 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：きがはやい【気が早い】、きばやい【気早い】