🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

あたらさん : atarasan | define meaning

atarasan

Pronunciation: [ʔataɾasan]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Precious; prized; dear; important; valuable
1. あたらさむん
  atarasa mun
  "a precious object"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あたらしい【新しい】 atarashii "new".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「あたらしや」おしきと云事　和詞にも通哥にあたらしや夷ゑそかちしまの春の花詠る人もなくてちるらん".

Notes

～しく -shiku adjective.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	あたらさん
Romanization	atarasan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔataɾasan]

意味：だいじ【大事】、きちょう【貴重】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 7). あたらさん : atarasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/875/atarasan/.