🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
よーさん【弱さん】 : yoosan | define meaning
yoosan
Pronunciation: [joːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Weak; frail
- Delicate; fragile
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese よわい【弱い】 yowai "weak".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 弱さん |
| Kana | よーさん |
| Romanization | yoosan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [joːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yoosan |
yoosatan |
yookoo neen, yookoo neeran |
yookoo neentan, yookoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yoosaru |
yoosataru |
yookoo neentaru, yookoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yoo- |
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Dictionary |
yoosan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yoosaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yoosa- |
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Noun form |
yoosa |
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Adverbial form |
yooku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yookoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yookoo |
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Conjunctive |
yoosati |
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Continuative |
yoosai |
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Conditional |
yoosaree |
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Provisional conditional |
yoosaraa |
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Consequential |
yoosanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
yooti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
yooku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
yoosa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
yoosaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yoosa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
yoosa-shi |
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Inferential |
yoosa sun |
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Questions |
yoosa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yoosayabiyun†, yoosaibiyun†, |
yoosayabitan†, yoosaibitan |
yookoo neeyabiran†, yookoo neebiran |
yookoo neeyabirantan†, yookoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
yoosayabiyuru†, yoosaibiyuru†, |
yoosayabitaru, yoosaibitaru |
yookoo neeyabirantaru†, yookoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yoosami |
yoosatii |
yookoo neeni, yookoo neerani |
yookoo neentii, yookoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
yoosan nee sun |
yoosatan nee sun |
yookoo neen nee sun, yookoo neeran nee sun |
yookoo neentan nee sun, yookoo 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：よわい【弱い】