🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うろーさん : uroosan | define meaning
uroosan
Pronunciation: [ʔuɾoːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Thin; small
- Fine; minute
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | うろーさん |
| Romanization | uroosan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuɾoːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
uroosan |
uroosatan |
urookoo neen, urookoo neeran |
urookoo neentan, urookoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uroosaru |
uroosataru |
urookoo neentaru, urookoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uroo- |
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Dictionary |
uroosan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
uroosaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
uroosa- |
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Noun form |
uroosa |
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Adverbial form |
urooku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
urookoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
urookoo |
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Conjunctive |
uroosati |
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Continuative |
uroosai |
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Conditional |
uroosaree |
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Provisional conditional |
uroosaraa |
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Consequential |
uroosanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
urooti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
urooku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
uroosa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
uroosaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
uroosa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
uroosa-shi |
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Inferential |
uroosa sun |
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Questions |
uroosa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
uroosayabiyun†, uroosaibiyun†, |
uroosayabitan†, uroosaibitan |
urookoo neeyabiran†, urookoo neebiran |
urookoo neeyabirantan†, urookoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
uroosayabiyuru†, uroosaibiyuru†, |
uroosayabitaru, uroosaibitaru |
urookoo neeyabirantaru†, urookoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
uroosami |
uroosatii |
urookoo neeni, urookoo neerani |
urookoo neentii, urookoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
uroosan nee sun |
uroosatan nee sun |
urookoo neen nee sun, urookoo neeran nee sun |
urookoo neentan nee sun, urookoo 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.
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