🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちゅーさん【強さん】 : chuusan | define meaning
chuusan
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Strong; powerful
- Robust; durable; resistant; tough; sturdy
- (Illness) Severe; serious
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つよい【強い】 tsuyoi "strong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 強さん |
| Kana | ちゅーさん |
| Romanization | chuusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕuːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chuusan |
chuusatan |
chuukoo neen, chuukoo neeran |
chuukoo neentan, chuukoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chuusaru |
chuusataru |
chuukoo neentaru, chuukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chuu- |
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Dictionary |
chuusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chuusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chuusa- |
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Noun form |
chuusa |
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Adverbial form |
chuuku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chuukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
chuukoo |
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Conjunctive |
chuusati |
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Continuative |
chuusai |
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Conditional |
chuusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
chuusaraa |
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Consequential |
chuusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
chuuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
chuuku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
chuusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
chuusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chuusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
chuusa-shi |
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Inferential |
chuusa sun |
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Questions |
chuusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chuusayabiyun†, chuusaibiyun†, |
chuusayabitan†, chuusaibitan |
chuukoo neeyabiran†, chuukoo neebiran |
chuukoo neeyabirantan†, chuukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
chuusayabiyuru†, chuusaibiyuru†, |
chuusayabitaru, chuusaibitaru |
chuukoo neeyabirantaru†, chuukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chuusami |
chuusatii |
chuukoo neeni, chuukoo neerani |
chuukoo neentii, chuukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
chuusan nee sun |
chuusatan nee sun |
chuukoo neen nee sun, chuukoo neeran nee sun |
chuukoo neentan nee sun, chuukoo 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：つよい【強い】