🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぶらさん : burasan | define meaning
burasan
Pronunciation: [buɾasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Inexperienced; green; unskilled
- Unreliable
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぶらさん |
| Romanization | burasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [buɾasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
burasan |
burasatan |
burakoo neen, burakoo neeran |
burakoo neentan, burakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
burasaru |
burasataru |
burakoo neentaru, burakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
bura- |
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Dictionary |
burasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
burasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
burasa- |
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Noun form |
burasa |
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Adverbial form |
buraku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
burakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
burakoo |
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Conjunctive |
burasati |
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Continuative |
burasai |
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Conditional |
burasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
burasaraa |
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Consequential |
burasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
burati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
buraku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
burasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
burasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
burasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
burasa-shi |
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Inferential |
burasa sun |
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Questions |
burasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
burasayabiyun†, burasaibiyun†, |
burasayabitan†, burasaibitan |
burakoo neeyabiran†, burakoo neebiran |
burakoo neeyabirantan†, burakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
burasayabiyuru†, burasaibiyuru†, |
burasayabitaru, burasaibitaru |
burakoo neeyabirantaru†, burakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
burasami |
burasatii |
burakoo neeni, burakoo neerani |
burakoo neentii, burakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
burasan nee sun |
burasatan nee sun |
burakoo neen nee sun, burakoo neeran nee sun |
burakoo neentan nee sun, burakoo 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：ふなれ【不慣れ・不慣・不馴れ・不馴】、みじゅく【未熟】、ふたしか【不確か】、たよりない【頼りない・頼り無い】