🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なまさん【生さん】 : namasan | define meaning
namasan
Pronunciation: [namasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Raw; uncooked
- Insensitive; crude
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 生さん |
| Kana | なまさん |
| Romanization | namasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [namasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
namasan |
namasatan |
namakoo neen, namakoo neeran |
namakoo neentan, namakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
namasaru |
namasataru |
namakoo neentaru, namakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nama- |
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Dictionary |
namasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
namasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
namasa- |
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Noun form |
namasa |
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Adverbial form |
namaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
namakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
namakoo |
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Conjunctive |
namasati |
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Continuative |
namasai |
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Conditional |
namasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
namasaraa |
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Consequential |
namasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
namati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
namaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
namasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
namasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
namasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
namasa-shi |
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Inferential |
namasa sun |
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Questions |
namasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
namasayabiyun†, namasaibiyun†, |
namasayabitan†, namasaibitan |
namakoo neeyabiran†, namakoo neebiran |
namakoo neeyabirantan†, namakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
namasayabiyuru†, namasaibiyuru†, |
namasayabitaru, namasaibitaru |
namakoo neeyabirantaru†, namakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
namasami |
namasatii |
namakoo neeni, namakoo neerani |
namakoo neentii, namakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
namasan nee sun |
namasatan nee sun |
namakoo neen nee sun, namakoo neeran nee sun |
namakoo neentan nee sun, namakoo 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：なまである【生である】、なまっぽい【生っぽい】、むしんけいである【無神経である】