🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みんださん【珍さん】 : mindasan | define meaning
mindasan
Pronunciation: [min̩dasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Unusual; rare
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese めずらしい【珍しい】 mezurashii "unusual, rare".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 珍さん |
| Kana | みんださん |
| Romanization | mindasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [min̩dasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mindasan, mindashan† |
mindasatan, mindashatan† |
mindashikoo neen, mindashikoo neeran |
mindashikoo neentan, mindashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mindasaru |
mindasataru, mindashataru† |
mindashikoo neentaru, mindashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
minda- |
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Dictionary |
mindasan, mindashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mindasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mindasa- |
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Noun form |
mindasa |
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Adverbial form |
mindashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
mindashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
mindashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
mindasati, mindashati† |
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Continuative |
mindasai |
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Conditional |
mindasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
mindasaraa |
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Consequential |
mindasanu, mindashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
mindati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
mindashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
mindasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
mindasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mindasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
mindasa-shi |
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Inferential |
mindasa sun |
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Questions |
mindasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mindasayabiyun†, mindasaibiyun†, |
mindasayabitan†, mindasaibitan |
mindashikoo neeyabiran†, mindashikoo neebiran |
mindashikoo neeyabirantan†, mindashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
mindasayabiyuru†, mindasaibiyuru†, |
mindasayabitaru, mindasaibitaru |
mindashikoo neeyabirantaru†, mindashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mindasami, mindashami† |
mindasatii, mindashatii |
mindashikoo neeni, mindashikoo neerani |
mindashikoo neentii, mindashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
mindasan nee sun, mindashan nee sun† |
mindasatan nee sun, mindashatan nee sun† |
mindashikoo neen nee sun, mindashikoo neeran nee sun |
mindashikoo neentan nee sun, mindashikoo 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：めずらしい【珍しい】