🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やふぁらさん【柔らさん】 : yafarasan | define meaning
yafarasan
Pronunciation: [jaɸaɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Soft
- Weak; sickly
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 柔らさん |
| Kana | やふぁらさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | や慠らさん |
| Romanization | yafarasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jaɸaɾasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yafarasan |
yafarasatan |
yafarakoo neen, yafarakoo neeran |
yafarakoo neentan, yafarakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yafarasaru |
yafarasataru |
yafarakoo neentaru, yafarakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yafara- |
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Dictionary |
yafarasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yafarasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yafarasa- |
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Noun form |
yafarasa |
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Adverbial form |
yafaraku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yafarakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yafarakoo |
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Conjunctive |
yafarasati |
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Continuative |
yafarasai |
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Conditional |
yafarasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
yafarasaraa |
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Consequential |
yafarasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
yafarati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
yafaraku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
yafarasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
yafarasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yafarasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
yafarasa-shi |
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Inferential |
yafarasa sun |
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Questions |
yafarasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yafarasayabiyun†, yafarasaibiyun†, |
yafarasayabitan†, yafarasaibitan |
yafarakoo neeyabiran†, yafarakoo neebiran |
yafarakoo neeyabirantan†, yafarakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
yafarasayabiyuru†, yafarasaibiyuru†, |
yafarasayabitaru, yafarasaibitaru |
yafarakoo neeyabirantaru†, yafarakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yafarasami |
yafarasatii |
yafarakoo neeni, yafarakoo neerani |
yafarakoo neentii, yafarakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
yafarasan nee sun |
yafarasatan nee sun |
yafarakoo neen nee sun, yafarakoo neeran nee sun |
yafarakoo neentan nee sun, yafarakoo 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：やわらかい【柔かい】、びょうやくである【病弱である】