🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うとぅなさん【大人さん・温和さん】 : utunasan | define meaning
utunasan
Pronunciation: [ʔutunasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Quiet; gentle; reserved; meek; unassuming; well-mannered; well-behaved
Etymology
Borrowed from standard Japanese おとなしい【大人しい・温和しい】 otonashii "quiet".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 大人さん 温和さん |
| Kana | うとぅなさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | う婢なさん |
| Romanization | utunasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔutunasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
utunasan, utunashan† |
utunasatan, utunashatan† |
utunashikoo neen, utunashikoo neeran |
utunashikoo neentan, utunashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
utunasaru |
utunasataru, utunashataru† |
utunashikoo neentaru, utunashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
utuna- |
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Dictionary |
utunasan, utunashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
utunasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
utunasa- |
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Noun form |
utunasa |
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Adverbial form |
utunashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
utunashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
utunashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
utunasati, utunashati† |
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Continuative |
utunasai |
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Conditional |
utunasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
utunasaraa |
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Consequential |
utunasanu, utunashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
utunati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
utunashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
utunasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
utunasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
utunasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
utunasa-shi |
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Inferential |
utunasa sun |
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Questions |
utunasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
utunasayabiyun†, utunasaibiyun†, |
utunasayabitan†, utunasaibitan |
utunashikoo neeyabiran†, utunashikoo neebiran |
utunashikoo neeyabirantan†, utunashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
utunasayabiyuru†, utunasaibiyuru†, |
utunasayabitaru, utunasaibitaru |
utunashikoo neeyabirantaru†, utunashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
utunasami, utunashami† |
utunasatii, utunashatii |
utunashikoo neeni, utunashikoo neerani |
utunashikoo neentii, utunashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
utunasan nee sun, utunashan nee sun† |
utunasatan nee sun, utunashatan nee sun† |
utunashikoo neen nee sun, utunashikoo neeran nee sun |
utunashikoo neentan nee sun, utunashikoo 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：おとなしい【大人しい・温和しい】