🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くささん【臭さん】 : kusasan | define meaning
kusasan
Pronunciation: [kusasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Smelly; stinking; stinky; reeking; foul
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くさい【臭い】 kusai "smelly".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 臭さん |
| Kana | くささん |
| Romanization | kusasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kusasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kusasan |
kusasatan |
kusakoo neen, kusakoo neeran |
kusakoo neentan, kusakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kusasaru |
kusasataru |
kusakoo neentaru, kusakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kusa- |
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Dictionary |
kusasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kusasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kusasa- |
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Noun form |
kusasa |
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Adverbial form |
kusaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
kusakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
kusakoo |
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Conjunctive |
kusasati |
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Continuative |
kusasai |
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Conditional |
kusasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
kusasaraa |
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Consequential |
kusasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
kusati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
kusaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
kusasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
kusasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kusasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
kusasa-shi |
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Inferential |
kusasa sun |
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Questions |
kusasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kusasayabiyun†, kusasaibiyun†, |
kusasayabitan†, kusasaibitan |
kusakoo neeyabiran†, kusakoo neebiran |
kusakoo neeyabirantan†, kusakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
kusasayabiyuru†, kusasaibiyuru†, |
kusasayabitaru, kusasaibitaru |
kusakoo neeyabirantaru†, kusakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kusasami |
kusasatii |
kusakoo neeni, kusakoo neerani |
kusakoo neentii, kusakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
kusasan nee sun |
kusasatan nee sun |
kusakoo neen nee sun, kusakoo neeran nee sun |
kusakoo neentan nee sun, kusakoo 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：くさい【臭い】