🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ねーらん【無らん】 : neeran | define meaning
neeran
Pronunciation: [neːɾaŋ̍]
Definition
Negative verb
- To not be; to not have; there is not
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ない【無い】 nai "to not be".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Have not got. Nang‡, or Nárang. ‡ A negative in frequent use", "Say it, I cannot. Nárang. † Narang, or nang, is used on most occasions as the negative", "Have not got water. Meézee nárang", "Nang, nárang, and náshee are negatives used with a substantive, and are always placed after it, as koómoo nang, no clouds; meézee nárang, no water; and feéjee náshee, no beard", "I never drink tea. Cha noódee nárang", and "Tayin and you never drink wine. Táyin ya sac'kkee noódee nárang".
Notes
Variant: ねーん neen
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 無らん |
| Kana | ねーらん |
| Romanization | neeran |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [neːɾaŋ̍] |
意味:ない【無い】
無らん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 25). ねーらん【無らん】 : neeran | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7981/neeran/.