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ふぃるまさん : firumasan | define meaning
firumasan
Pronunciation: [ɸiɾumasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Strange; unusual; odd; curious; dubious; suspicious
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | ふぃるまさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲るまさん |
| Romanization | firumasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiɾumasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
firumasan, firumashan† |
firumasatan, firumashatan† |
firumashikoo neen, firumashikoo neeran |
firumashikoo neentan, firumashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
firumasaru |
firumasataru, firumashataru† |
firumashikoo neentaru, firumashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
firuma- |
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Dictionary |
firumasan, firumashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
firumasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
firumasa- |
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Noun form |
firumasa |
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Adverbial form |
firumashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
firumashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
firumashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
firumasati, firumashati† |
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Continuative |
firumasai |
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Conditional |
firumasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
firumasaraa |
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Consequential |
firumasanu, firumashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
firumati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
firumashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
firumasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
firumasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
firumasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
firumasa-shi |
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Inferential |
firumasa sun |
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Questions |
firumasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
firumasayabiyun†, firumasaibiyun†, |
firumasayabitan†, firumasaibitan |
firumashikoo neeyabiran†, firumashikoo neebiran |
firumashikoo neeyabirantan†, firumashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
firumasayabiyuru†, firumasaibiyuru†, |
firumasayabitaru, firumasaibitaru |
firumashikoo neeyabirantaru†, firumashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
firumasami, firumashami† |
firumasatii, firumashatii |
firumashikoo neeni, firumashikoo neerani |
firumashikoo neentii, firumashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
firumasan nee sun, firumashan nee sun† |
firumasatan nee sun, firumashatan nee sun† |
firumashikoo neen nee sun, firumashikoo neeran nee sun |
firumashikoo neentan nee sun, firumashikoo 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：ふしぎである【不思議である】、きみょうである【奇妙である】、きたいである【奇態である・奇体である】、あやしい【怪しい・妖しい】、いぶかしい【訝しい】