🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しぷからさん【塩辛さん】 : shipukarasan | define meaning
shipukarasan
Pronunciation: [ɕipukaɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Salty
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese からい【辛い】 karai "spicy".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Salt water. Spookarása Meézee" and "Salt to the taste. Spookarása".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 塩辛さん |
| Kana | しぷからさん |
| Romanization | shipukarasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕipukaɾasaŋ̍] |
意味：しおからい【塩辛い】、しょっぱい【塩っぱい】
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塩辛さん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 25). しぷからさん【塩辛さん】 : shipukarasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7391/shipukarasan/.