🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぎさん : gisan | define meaning
gisan
Pronunciation: [ɡisaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Looks like; seems like; appears to be
- うっさぎさん【嬉さぎさん】
ussa gisan
"(He) looks happy"
- うっさぎさん【嬉さぎさん】
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぎさん |
| Romanization | gisan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡisaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
gisan |
gisatan |
gikoo neen, gikoo neeran |
gikoo neentan, gikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
gisaru |
gisataru |
gikoo neentaru, gikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
gi- |
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Dictionary |
gisan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
gisaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
gisa- |
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Noun form |
gisa |
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Adverbial form |
giku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
gikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
gikoo |
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Conjunctive |
gisati |
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Continuative |
gisai |
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Conditional |
gisaree |
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Provisional conditional |
gisaraa |
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Consequential |
gisanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
giti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
giku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
gisa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
gisaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
gisa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
gisa-shi |
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Inferential |
gisa sun |
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Questions |
gisa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
gisayabiyun†, gisaibiyun†, |
gisayabitan†, gisaibitan |
gikoo neeyabiran†, gikoo neebiran |
gikoo neeyabirantan†, gikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
gisayabiyuru†, gisaibiyuru†, |
gisayabitaru, gisaibitaru |
gikoo neeyabirantaru†, gikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
gisami |
gisatii |
gikoo neeni, gikoo neerani |
gikoo neentii, gikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
gisan nee sun |
gisatan nee sun |
gikoo neen nee sun, gikoo neeran nee sun |
gikoo neentan nee sun, gikoo 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：そうだ、そうです、らしい、そうらしい