🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふるさん【古さん】 : furusan | define meaning
furusan
Pronunciation: [ɸuɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- (Said of a thing) Old; aged; antiquated
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ふるい【古い】 furui "old (thing)"
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 古さん |
| Kana | ふるさん |
| Romanization | furusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸuɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
furusan |
furusatan |
furukoo neen, furukoo neeran |
furukoo neentan, furukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
furusaru |
furusataru |
furukoo neentaru, furukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
furu- |
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Dictionary |
furusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
furusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
furusa- |
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Noun form |
furusa |
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Adverbial form |
furuku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
furukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
furukoo |
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Conjunctive |
furusati |
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Continuative |
furusai |
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Conditional |
furusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
furusaraa |
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Consequential |
furusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
furuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
furuku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
furusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
furusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
furusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
furusa-shi |
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Inferential |
furusa sun |
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Questions |
furusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
furusayabiyun†, furusaibiyun†, |
furusayabitan†, furusaibitan |
furukoo neeyabiran†, furukoo neebiran |
furukoo neeyabirantan†, furukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
furusayabiyuru†, furusaibiyuru†, |
furusayabitaru, furusaibitaru |
furukoo neeyabirantaru†, furukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
furusami |
furusatii |
furukoo neeni, furukoo neerani |
furukoo neentii, furukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
furusan nee sun |
furusatan nee sun |
furukoo neen nee sun, furukoo neeran nee sun |
furukoo neentan nee sun, furukoo 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：ふるい【古い】