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かばさん【香さん・芳さん】 : kabasan | define meaning
kabasan
Pronunciation: [kabasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Fragrant; aromatic; perfumed
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かぐわしい【芳しい・香しい・馨しい】 kaguwashii "fragrant" and its variants かんばしい kanbashii and こうばしい koubashii.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 香さん 芳さん |
| Kana | かばさん |
| Romanization | kabasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kabasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kabasan, kabashan† |
kabasatan, kabashatan† |
kabashikoo neen, kabashikoo neeran |
kabashikoo neentan, kabashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kabasaru |
kabasataru, kabashataru† |
kabashikoo neentaru, kabashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kaba- |
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Dictionary |
kabasan, kabashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kabasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kabasa- |
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Noun form |
kabasa |
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Adverbial form |
kabashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
kabashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
kabashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
kabasati, kabashati† |
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Continuative |
kabasai |
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Conditional |
kabasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
kabasaraa |
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Consequential |
kabasanu, kabashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
kabati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
kabashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
kabasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
kabasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kabasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
kabasa-shi |
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Inferential |
kabasa sun |
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Questions |
kabasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kabasayabiyun†, kabasaibiyun†, |
kabasayabitan†, kabasaibitan |
kabashikoo neeyabiran†, kabashikoo neebiran |
kabashikoo neeyabirantan†, kabashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
kabasayabiyuru†, kabasaibiyuru†, |
kabasayabitaru, kabasaibitaru |
kabashikoo neeyabirantaru†, kabashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kabasami, kabashami† |
kabasatii, kabashatii |
kabashikoo neeni, kabashikoo neerani |
kabashikoo neentii, kabashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
kabasan nee sun, kabashan nee sun† |
kabasatan nee sun, kabashatan nee sun† |
kabashikoo neen nee sun, kabashikoo neeran nee sun |
kabashikoo neentan nee sun, kabashikoo 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：かんばしい・かぐわしい【芳しい・香しい・馨しい】、こうばしい【香ばしい・芳ばしい】