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からさん【辛さん】 : karasan | define meaning
karasan
Pronunciation: [kaɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Spicy; strong; hot; piquant
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese からい【辛い】 karai "spicy".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 辛さん |
| Kana | からさん |
| Romanization | karasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaɾasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
karasan |
karasatan |
karakoo neen, karakoo neeran |
karakoo neentan, karakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
karasaru |
karasataru |
karakoo neentaru, karakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kara- |
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Dictionary |
karasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
karasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
karasa- |
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Noun form |
karasa |
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Adverbial form |
karaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
karakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
karakoo |
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Conjunctive |
karasati |
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Continuative |
karasai |
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Conditional |
karasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
karasaraa |
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Consequential |
karasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
karati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
karaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
karasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
karasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
karasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
karasa-shi |
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Inferential |
karasa sun |
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Questions |
karasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
karasayabiyun†, karasaibiyun†, |
karasayabitan†, karasaibitan |
karakoo neeyabiran†, karakoo neebiran |
karakoo neeyabirantan†, karakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
karasayabiyuru†, karasaibiyuru†, |
karasayabitaru, karasaibitaru |
karakoo neeyabirantaru†, karakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
karasami |
karasatii |
karakoo neeni, karakoo neerani |
karakoo neentii, karakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
karasan nee sun |
karasatan nee sun |
karakoo neen nee sun, karakoo neeran nee sun |
karakoo neentan nee sun, karakoo 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：からい【辛い】