🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まるさん【丸さん・円さん】 : marusan | define meaning
marusan
Pronunciation: [maɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Round; circular; spherical; globular
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まるい【丸い・円い】 marui "round".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 丸さん 円さん |
| Kana | まるさん |
| Romanization | marusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [maɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
marusan |
marusatan |
marukoo neen, marukoo neeran |
marukoo neentan, marukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
marusaru |
marusataru |
marukoo neentaru, marukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
maru- |
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Dictionary |
marusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
marusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
marusa- |
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Noun form |
marusa |
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Adverbial form |
maruku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
marukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
marukoo |
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Conjunctive |
marusati |
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Continuative |
marusai |
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Conditional |
marusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
marusaraa |
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Consequential |
marusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
maruti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
maruku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
marusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
marusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
marusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
marusa-shi |
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Inferential |
marusa sun |
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Questions |
marusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
marusayabiyun†, marusaibiyun†, |
marusayabitan†, marusaibitan |
marukoo neeyabiran†, marukoo neebiran |
marukoo neeyabirantan†, marukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
marusayabiyuru†, marusaibiyuru†, |
marusayabitaru, marusaibitaru |
marukoo neeyabirantaru†, marukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
marusami |
marusatii |
marukoo neeni, marukoo neerani |
marukoo neentii, marukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
marusan nee sun |
marusatan nee sun |
marukoo neen nee sun, marukoo neeran nee sun |
marukoo neentan nee sun, marukoo 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：まるい【丸い・円い】