🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬるさん【鈍さん】 : nurusan | define meaning
nurusan
Pronunciation: [nuɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Slow; sluggish
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese のろい【鈍い】 noroi "slow".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 鈍さん |
| Kana | ぬるさん |
| Romanization | nurusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nuɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nurusan |
nurusatan |
nurukoo neen, nurukoo neeran |
nurukoo neentan, nurukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nurusaru |
nurusataru |
nurukoo neentaru, nurukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nuru- |
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Dictionary |
nurusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nurusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nurusa- |
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Noun form |
nurusa |
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Adverbial form |
nuruku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
nurukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
nurukoo |
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Conjunctive |
nurusati |
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Continuative |
nurusai |
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Conditional |
nurusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
nurusaraa |
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Consequential |
nurusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
nuruti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
nuruku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
nurusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
nurusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nurusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
nurusa-shi |
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Inferential |
nurusa sun |
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Questions |
nurusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nurusayabiyun†, nurusaibiyun†, |
nurusayabitan†, nurusaibitan |
nurukoo neeyabiran†, nurukoo neebiran |
nurukoo neeyabirantan†, nurukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
nurusayabiyuru†, nurusaibiyuru†, |
nurusayabitaru, nurusaibitaru |
nurukoo neeyabirantaru†, nurukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nurusami |
nurusatii |
nurukoo neeni, nurukoo neerani |
nurukoo neentii, nurukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
nurusan nee sun |
nurusatan nee sun |
nurukoo neen nee sun, nurukoo neeran nee sun |
nurukoo neentan nee sun, nurukoo 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：にぶい・のろい【鈍い】