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うすぐらさん【薄暗さん】 : usugurasan | define meaning

usugurasan

Pronunciation: [ʔusuɡuɾasaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Dim; dimly lit; dark; dusky

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うすぐらい【薄暗い】 usugurai "dim".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	薄暗さん
Kana	うすぐらさん
Romanization	usugurasan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔusuɡuɾasaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan sa (ku)-type adjective: **usugurasan**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	usugurasan	usugurasatan	usugurakoo neen, usugurakoo neeran	usugurakoo neentan, usugurakoo neerantan
Indicative	ATT	usugurasaru	usugurasataru	usugurakoo neen, usugurakoo neeran	usugurakoo neentaru, usugurakoo neerantaru

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	usugura-
Dictionary	usugurasan
Attributive or Adnominal	usugurasaru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	usugurasa-
Noun form	usugurasa
Adverbial form	usuguraku
Topicalized adverbial form	usugurakoo
Topicalized adverbial form	usugurakoo
Conjunctive	usugurasati
Continuative	usugurasai
Conditional	usugurasaree
Provisional conditional	usugurasaraa
Consequential	usugurasanu

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive conditional	usugurati-n

Common adverbial constructions
Form	Construction
To become...	usuguraku nain

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive	usugurasa-shiga
Topicalized concessive	usugurasaa-a-shiga
Cause-effect	usugurasa-kutu
Nominalized	usugurasa-shi
Inferential	usugurasa sun
Questions	usugurasa-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	usugurasayabiyun†, usugurasayabiin†, usugurasaibiyun†, usugurasaibiin	usugurasayabitan†, usugurasaibitan	usugurakoo neeyabiran†, usugurakoo neebiran	usugurakoo neeyabirantan†, usugurakoo neebirantan
Polite	ATT	usugurasayabiyuru†, usugurasayabiiru†, usugurasaibiyuru†, usugurasaibiiru	usugurasayabitaru, usugurasaibitaru	usugurakoo neeyabiran†, usugurakoo neebiran	usugurakoo neeyabirantaru†, usugurakoo neebirantaru
Polar questions	PRED	usugurasami	usugurasatii	usugurakoo neeni, usugurakoo neerani	usugurakoo neentii, usugurakoo neerantii
Conjecture	PRED	usugurasan nee sun	usugurasatan nee sun	usugurakoo neen nee sun, usugurakoo neeran nee sun	usugurakoo neentan nee sun, usugurakoo 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：うすぐらい【薄暗い】、ほのぐらい【仄暗い・ほの暗い・灰暗い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). うすぐらさん【薄暗さん】 : usugurasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7165/usugurasan/.