🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しぶさん【渋さん・澁さん】 : shibusan | define meaning
shibusan
Pronunciation: [ɕibusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Astringent; bitter
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しぶい【渋い・澁い】 shibui "astringent".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 渋さん 澁さん |
| Kana | しぶさん |
| Romanization | shibusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕibusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shibusan |
shibusatan |
shibukoo neen, shibukoo neeran |
shibukoo neentan, shibukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shibusaru |
shibusataru |
shibukoo neentaru, shibukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shibu- |
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Dictionary |
shibusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shibusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shibusa- |
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Noun form |
shibusa |
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Adverbial form |
shibuku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shibukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shibukoo |
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Conjunctive |
shibusati |
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Continuative |
shibusai |
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Conditional |
shibusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shibusaraa |
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Consequential |
shibusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shibuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shibuku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shibusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shibusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shibusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shibusa-shi |
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Inferential |
shibusa sun |
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Questions |
shibusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shibusayabiyun†, shibusaibiyun†, |
shibusayabitan†, shibusaibitan |
shibukoo neeyabiran†, shibukoo neebiran |
shibukoo neeyabirantan†, shibukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shibusayabiyuru†, shibusaibiyuru†, |
shibusayabitaru, shibusaibitaru |
shibukoo neeyabirantaru†, shibukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shibusami |
shibusatii |
shibukoo neeni, shibukoo neerani |
shibukoo neentii, shibukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shibusan nee sun |
shibusatan nee sun |
shibukoo neen nee sun, shibukoo neeran nee sun |
shibukoo neentan nee sun, shibukoo 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：しぶい【渋い・澁い】