🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
をぅかさん【可笑さん・奇怪さん】 : wukasan | define meaning
wukasan
Pronunciation: [(w)ukasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Funny; ridiculous; comical; hilarious
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おかしい【可笑しい・奇怪しい】 okashii "funny".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 可笑さん 奇怪さん |
| Kana | をぅかさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 歹かさん |
| Romanization | wukasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)ukasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wukasan, wukashan† |
wukasatan, wukashatan† |
wukashikoo neen, wukashikoo neeran |
wukashikoo neentan, wukashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wukasaru |
wukasataru, wukashataru† |
wukashikoo neentaru, wukashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wuka- |
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Dictionary |
wukasan, wukashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wukasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wukasa- |
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Noun form |
wukasa |
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Adverbial form |
wukashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wukashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wukashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
wukasati, wukashati† |
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Continuative |
wukasai |
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Conditional |
wukasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
wukasaraa |
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Consequential |
wukasanu, wukashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
wukati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
wukashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
wukasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
wukasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wukasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
wukasa-shi |
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Inferential |
wukasa sun |
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Questions |
wukasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wukasayabiyun†, wukasaibiyun†, |
wukasayabitan†, wukasaibitan |
wukashikoo neeyabiran†, wukashikoo neebiran |
wukashikoo neeyabirantan†, wukashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
wukasayabiyuru†, wukasaibiyuru†, |
wukasayabitaru, wukasaibitaru |
wukashikoo neeyabirantaru†, wukashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wukasami, wukashami† |
wukasatii, wukashatii |
wukashikoo neeni, wukashikoo neerani |
wukashikoo neentii, wukashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
wukasan nee sun, wukashan nee sun† |
wukasatan nee sun, wukashatan nee sun† |
wukashikoo neen nee sun, wukashikoo neeran nee sun |
wukashikoo neentan nee sun, wukashikoo 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：おかしい【可笑しい・奇怪しい】、こっけいである【滑稽である】