🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しぷさん : shipusan | define meaning
shipusan
Pronunciation: [ɕipusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Tenacious; persistent; stubborn
- Tough; stiff
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | しぷさん |
| Romanization | shipusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕipusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shipusan |
shipusatan |
shipukoo neen, shipukoo neeran |
shipukoo neentan, shipukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shipusaru |
shipusataru |
shipukoo neentaru, shipukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shipu- |
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Dictionary |
shipusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shipusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shipusa- |
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Noun form |
shipusa |
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Adverbial form |
shipuku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shipukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shipukoo |
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Conjunctive |
shipusati |
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Continuative |
shipusai |
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Conditional |
shipusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shipusaraa |
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Consequential |
shipusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shiputi-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shipuku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shipusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shipusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shipusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shipusa-shi |
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Inferential |
shipusa sun |
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Questions |
shipusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shipusayabiyun†, shipusaibiyun†, |
shipusayabitan†, shipusaibitan |
shipukoo neeyabiran†, shipukoo neebiran |
shipukoo neeyabirantan†, shipukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shipusayabiyuru†, shipusaibiyuru†, |
shipusayabitaru, shipusaibitaru |
shipukoo neeyabirantaru†, shipukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shipusami |
shipusatii |
shipukoo neeni, shipukoo neerani |
shipukoo neentii, shipukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shipusan nee sun |
shipusatan nee sun |
shipukoo neen nee sun, shipukoo neeran nee sun |
shipukoo neentan nee sun, shipukoo 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.
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