🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
えーらーさん【愛らーさん】 : eeraasan | define meaning
eeraasan
Pronunciation: [ʔeːɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Lovely; lovable; charming; pretty
- (Said of children) Adorable; cute; endearing
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あいらしい【愛らしい】 airashii "lovely".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 愛らーさん |
| Kana | えーらーさん |
| Romanization | eeraasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔeːɾasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
eeraasan, eeraashan† |
eeraasatan, eeraashatan† |
eeraashikoo neen, eeraashikoo neeran |
eeraashikoo neentan, eeraashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
eeraasaru |
eeraasataru, eeraashataru† |
eeraashikoo neentaru, eeraashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
eeraa- |
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Dictionary |
eeraasan, eeraashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
eeraasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
eeraasa- |
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Noun form |
eeraasa |
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Adverbial form |
eeraashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
eeraashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
eeraashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
eeraasati, eeraashati† |
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Continuative |
eeraasai |
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Conditional |
eeraasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
eeraasaraa |
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Consequential |
eeraasanu, eeraashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
eeraati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
eeraashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
eeraasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
eeraasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
eeraasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
eeraasa-shi |
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Inferential |
eeraasa sun |
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Questions |
eeraasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
eeraasayabiyun†, eeraasaibiyun†, |
eeraasayabitan†, eeraasaibitan |
eeraashikoo neeyabiran†, eeraashikoo neebiran |
eeraashikoo neeyabirantan†, eeraashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
eeraasayabiyuru†, eeraasaibiyuru†, |
eeraasayabitaru, eeraasaibitaru |
eeraashikoo neeyabirantaru†, eeraashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
eeraasami, eeraashami† |
eeraasatii, eeraashatii |
eeraashikoo neeni, eeraashikoo neerani |
eeraashikoo neentii, eeraashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
eeraasan nee sun, eeraashan nee sun† |
eeraasatan nee sun, eeraashatan nee sun† |
eeraashikoo neen nee sun, eeraashikoo neeran nee sun |
eeraashikoo neentan nee sun, eeraashikoo 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：あいらしい【愛らしい】、かわいらしい【可愛らしい】