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ちむぬるさん【肝温さん】

chimunurusan

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕimunuɾusaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

  1. Unenthusiastic

Etymology

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji肝温さん
Kanaちむぬるさん
Romanizationchimunurusan
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕimunuɾusaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan sa (ku)-type adjective: chimunurusan

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chimunurusan

chimunurusatan

chimunurukoo neen,

chimunurukoo neeran

chimunurukoo neentan,

chimunurukoo neerantan

ATT

chimunurusaru

chimunurusataru

chimunurukoo neentaru,

chimunurukoo neerantaru

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chimunuru-

Dictionary

chimunurusan

Attributive or Adnominal

chimunurusaru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chimunurusa-

Noun form

chimunurusa

Adverbial form

chimunuruku

Topicalized adverbial form

chimunurukoo

Topicalized adverbial form

chimunurukoo

Conjunctive

chimunurusati

Continuative

chimunurusai

Conditional

chimunurusaree

Provisional conditional

chimunurusaraa

Consequential

chimunurusanu

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Concessive conditional

chimunuruti-n

Common adverbial constructions

Form

Construction

To become...

chimunuruku nain

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Concessive

chimunurusa-shiga

Topicalized concessive

chimunurusaa-a-shiga

Cause-effect

chimunurusa-kutu

Nominalized

chimunurusa-shi

Inferential

chimunurusa sun

Questions

chimunurusa-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chimunurusayabiyun†,
chimunurusayabiin†,

chimunurusaibiyun†,
chimunurusaibiin

chimunurusayabitan†,

chimunurusaibitan

chimunurukoo neeyabiran†,

chimunurukoo neebiran

chimunurukoo neeyabirantan†,

chimunurukoo neebirantan

ATT

chimunurusayabiyuru†,
chimunurusayabiiru†,

chimunurusaibiyuru†,
chimunurusaibiiru

chimunurusayabitaru,

chimunurusaibitaru

chimunurukoo neeyabirantaru†,

chimunurukoo neebirantaru

Polar questions

PRED

chimunurusami

chimunurusatii

chimunurukoo neeni,

chimunurukoo neerani

chimunurukoo neentii,

chimunurukoo neerantii

Conjecture

PRED

chimunurusan nee sun

chimunurusatan nee sun

chimunurukoo neen nee sun,

chimunurukoo neeran nee sun

chimunurukoo neentan nee sun,

chimunurukoo 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:ふねっしんである【不熱心である】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). ちむぬるさん【肝温さん】 : chimunurusan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 26, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8601/chimunurusan/.