🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しかさん : shikasan | define meaning
shikasan
Pronunciation: [ɕikasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Cowardly; timorous; easily scared; easily frightened; jittery; jumpy
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | しかさん |
| Romanization | shikasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕikasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shikasan |
shikasatan |
shikakoo neen, shikakoo neeran |
shikakoo neentan, shikakoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
shikasaru |
shikasataru |
shikakoo neentaru, shikakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shika- |
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Dictionary |
shikasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shikasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shikasa- |
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Noun form |
shikasa |
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Adverbial form |
shikaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shikakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
shikakoo |
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Conjunctive |
shikasati |
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Continuative |
shikasai |
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Conditional |
shikasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
shikasaraa |
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Consequential |
shikasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
shikati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
shikaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
shikasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
shikasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shikasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
shikasa-shi |
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Inferential |
shikasa sun |
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Questions |
shikasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shikasayabiyun†, shikasaibiyun†, |
shikasayabitan†, shikasaibitan |
shikakoo neeyabiran†, shikakoo neebiran |
shikakoo neeyabirantan†, shikakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
shikasayabiyuru†, shikasaibiyuru†, |
shikasayabitaru, shikasaibitaru |
shikakoo neeyabirantaru†, shikakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shikasami |
shikasatii |
shikakoo neeni, shikakoo neerani |
shikakoo neentii, shikakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
shikasan nee sun |
shikasatan nee sun |
shikakoo neen nee sun, shikakoo neeran nee sun |
shikakoo neentan nee sun, shikakoo 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：おくびょうである【臆病である・憶病である】、おびえやすい【怯えやすい】、こわがりである【怖がりである】