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しばさん【狭さん】 : shibasan | define meaning
shibasan
Pronunciation: [ɕibasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Narrow; small
- くくるぬしばさん【心ぬ狭さん】
kukuru nu shibasan
"To be narrow-minded"
- くくるぬしばさん【心ぬ狭さん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese せまい【狭い】 semai "narrow".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 狭さん |
| Kana | しばさん |
| Romanization | shibasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕibasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shibasan |
shibasatan |
shibakoo neen, shibakoo neeran |
shibakoo neentan, shibakoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
shibasaru |
shibasataru |
shibakoo neentaru, shibakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shiba- |
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Dictionary |
shibasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shibasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shibasa- |
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Noun form |
shibasa |
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Adverbial form |
shibaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shibakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shibakoo |
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Conjunctive |
shibasati |
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Continuative |
shibasai |
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Conditional |
shibasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shibasaraa |
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Consequential |
shibasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shibati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shibaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shibasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shibasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shibasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shibasa-shi |
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Inferential |
shibasa sun |
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Questions |
shibasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shibasayabiyun†, shibasaibiyun†, |
shibasayabitan†, shibasaibitan |
shibakoo neeyabiran†, shibakoo neebiran |
shibakoo neeyabirantan†, shibakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shibasayabiyuru†, shibasaibiyuru†, |
shibasayabitaru, shibasaibitaru |
shibakoo neeyabirantaru†, shibakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shibasami |
shibasatii |
shibakoo neeni, shibakoo neerani |
shibakoo neentii, shibakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shibasan nee sun |
shibasatan nee sun |
shibakoo neen nee sun, shibakoo neeran nee sun |
shibakoo neentan nee sun, shibakoo 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：せまい【狭い】