🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃーさん【冷さん・寒さん】 : fiisan | define meaning
fiisan
Pronunciation: [ɸiːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Cold; chilly
Etymology
Cognate with Hokkaido, Kansai, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Ehime and Kochi ひやい hiyai; Saga, Kumamoto and Kagoshima ひやか hiyaka; Yoron ぴーさい piisai; Okinawan ふぃーさん fiisan and ひーさん hiisan "cold". Related to Osaka ひやっこい hiyakkoi "cold".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Cold. Feésa".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Cold. Fuisa".
Notes
Derived terms:
ふぃーさ・ひーさ【冷さ・寒さ】 fiisa ~ hiisa "the cold; a chill".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 冷さん 寒さん |
| Kana | ふぃーさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲ーさん |
| Romanization | fiisan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiːsaŋ̍] |
意味：さむい【寒い】
Categories:
冷さん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 17). ふぃーさん【冷さん・寒さん】 : fiisan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/850/fiisan/.