🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぐまさん : gumasan | define meaning
gumasan
Pronunciation: [ɡumasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Small; little; tiny
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぐまさん |
| Romanization | gumasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡumasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
gumasan |
gumasatan |
gumakoo neen, gumakoo neeran |
gumakoo neentan, gumakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
gumasaru |
gumasataru |
gumakoo neentaru, gumakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
guma- |
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Dictionary |
gumasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
gumasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
gumasa- |
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Noun form |
gumasa |
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Adverbial form |
gumaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
gumakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
gumakoo |
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Conjunctive |
gumasati |
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Continuative |
gumasai |
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Conditional |
gumasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
gumasaraa |
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Consequential |
gumasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
gumati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
gumaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
gumasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
gumasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
gumasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
gumasa-shi |
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Inferential |
gumasa sun |
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Questions |
gumasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
gumasayabiyun†, gumasaibiyun†, |
gumasayabitan†, gumasaibitan |
gumakoo neeyabiran†, gumakoo neebiran |
gumakoo neeyabirantan†, gumakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
gumasayabiyuru†, gumasaibiyuru†, |
gumasayabitaru, gumasaibitaru |
gumakoo neeyabirantaru†, gumakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
gumasami |
gumasatii |
gumakoo neeni, gumakoo neerani |
gumakoo neentii, gumakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
gumasan nee sun |
gumasatan nee sun |
gumakoo neen nee sun, gumakoo neeran nee sun |
gumakoo neentan nee sun, gumakoo 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：ちいさい【小さい】、こまかい【細かい】