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ちむべーさん【肝早さん】

chimubeesan

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕimubeːsaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

  1. Easy to wake up; easily wake up; light sleeper

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OrthographyForm
Kanji肝早さん
Kanaちむべーさん
Romanizationchimubeesan
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕimubeːsaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan sa (ku)-type adjective: chimubeesan

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chimubeesan

chimubeesatan

chimubeekoo neen,

chimubeekoo neeran

chimubeekoo neentan,

chimubeekoo neerantan

ATT

chimubeesaru

chimubeesataru

chimubeekoo neentaru,

chimubeekoo neerantaru

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chimubee-

Dictionary

chimubeesan

Attributive or Adnominal

chimubeesaru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chimubeesa-

Noun form

chimubeesa

Adverbial form

chimubeeku

Topicalized adverbial form

chimubeekoo

Topicalized adverbial form

chimubeekoo

Conjunctive

chimubeesati

Continuative

chimubeesai

Conditional

chimubeesaree

Provisional conditional

chimubeesaraa

Consequential

chimubeesanu

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Concessive conditional

chimubeeti-n

Common adverbial constructions

Form

Construction

To become...

chimubeeku nain

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Concessive

chimubeesa-shiga

Topicalized concessive

chimubeesaa-a-shiga

Cause-effect

chimubeesa-kutu

Nominalized

chimubeesa-shi

Inferential

chimubeesa sun

Questions

chimubeesa-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chimubeesayabiyun†,
chimubeesayabiin†,

chimubeesaibiyun†,
chimubeesaibiin

chimubeesayabitan†,

chimubeesaibitan

chimubeekoo neeyabiran†,

chimubeekoo neebiran

chimubeekoo neeyabirantan†,

chimubeekoo neebirantan

ATT

chimubeesayabiyuru†,
chimubeesayabiiru†,

chimubeesaibiyuru†,
chimubeesaibiiru

chimubeesayabitaru,

chimubeesaibitaru

chimubeekoo neeyabirantaru†,

chimubeekoo neebirantaru

Polar questions

PRED

chimubeesami

chimubeesatii

chimubeekoo neeni,

chimubeekoo neerani

chimubeekoo neentii,

chimubeekoo neerantii

Conjecture

PRED

chimubeesan nee sun

chimubeesatan nee sun

chimubeekoo neen nee sun,

chimubeekoo neeran nee sun

chimubeekoo neentan nee sun,

chimubeekoo 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:めざめやすい【目覚めやすい・目ざめやすい】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). ちむべーさん【肝早さん】 : chimubeesan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8822/chimubeesan/.