🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃるさん【広さん】 : firusan | define meaning
firusan
Pronunciation: [ɸiɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
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Spacious; wide; broad; roomy; large
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひろい【広い】 hiroi "wide".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 広さん |
| Kana | ふぃるさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲るさん |
| Romanization | firusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
firusan |
firusatan |
firukoo neen, firukoo neeran |
firukoo neentan, firukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
firusaru |
firusataru |
firukoo neentaru, firukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
firu- |
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Dictionary |
firusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
firusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
firusa- |
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Noun form |
firusa |
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Adverbial form |
firuku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
firukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
firukoo |
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Conjunctive |
firusati |
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Continuative |
firusai |
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Conditional |
firusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
firusaraa |
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Consequential |
firusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
firuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
firuku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
firusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
firusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
firusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
firusa-shi |
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Inferential |
firusa sun |
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Questions |
firusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
firusayabiyun†, firusaibiyun†, |
firusayabitan†, firusaibitan |
firukoo neeyabiran†, firukoo neebiran |
firukoo neeyabirantan†, firukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
firusayabiyuru†, firusaibiyuru†, |
firusayabitaru, firusaibitaru |
firukoo neeyabirantaru†, firukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
firusami |
firusatii |
firukoo neeni, firukoo neerani |
firukoo neentii, firukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
firusan nee sun |
firusatan nee sun |
firukoo neen nee sun, firukoo neeran nee sun |
firukoo neentan nee sun, firukoo 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：ひろい【広い】