🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うかーさん : ukaasan | define meaning
ukaasan
Pronunciation: [ʔukaːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Dangerous; hazardous; risky; precarious
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | うかーさん |
| Romanization | ukaasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔukaːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ukaasan, ukaashan† |
ukaasatan, ukaashatan† |
ukaashikoo neen, ukaashikoo neeran |
ukaashikoo neentan, ukaashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukaasaru |
ukaasataru, ukaashataru† |
ukaashikoo neentaru, ukaashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ukaa- |
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Dictionary |
ukaasan, ukaashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ukaasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ukaasa- |
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Noun form |
ukaasa |
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Adverbial form |
ukaashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ukaashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ukaashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
ukaasati, ukaashati† |
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Continuative |
ukaasai |
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Conditional |
ukaasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
ukaasaraa |
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Consequential |
ukaasanu, ukaashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
ukaati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
ukaashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
ukaasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
ukaasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ukaasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
ukaasa-shi |
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Inferential |
ukaasa sun |
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Questions |
ukaasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ukaasayabiyun†, ukaasaibiyun†, |
ukaasayabitan†, ukaasaibitan |
ukaashikoo neeyabiran†, ukaashikoo neebiran |
ukaashikoo neeyabirantan†, ukaashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
ukaasayabiyuru†, ukaasaibiyuru†, |
ukaasayabitaru, ukaasaibitaru |
ukaashikoo neeyabirantaru†, ukaashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ukaasami, ukaashami† |
ukaasatii, ukaashatii |
ukaashikoo neeni, ukaashikoo neerani |
ukaashikoo neentii, ukaashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
ukaasan nee sun, ukaashan nee sun† |
ukaasatan nee sun, ukaashatan nee sun† |
ukaashikoo neen nee sun, ukaashikoo neeran nee sun |
ukaashikoo neentan nee sun, ukaashikoo 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：あぶない【危ない】、きけんな【危険な】