🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っんぶさん【重さん】 : qnbusan · 'nbusan | define meaning
qnbusan · 'nbusan
Pronunciation: [ʔm̩busan]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Heavy
- Sluggish; lethargic; weary; worn out
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima おび obi and おっか okka; Okinawan っんぶさん qnbusan; and standard Japanese おもい【重い】 omoi "heavy".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Heavy. Boósa".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 重さん |
| Kana | っんぶさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 望ぶさん |
| Romanization | qnbusan ʔnbusan 'nbusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔm̩busan] |
意味：おもい【重い】、おもたい【重たい】
重さん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). っんぶさん【重さん】 : qnbusan · 'nbusan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7489/qnbusan-'nbusan/.