🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
てぃーべーさん【手早さん】 : tiibeesan | define meaning
tiibeesan
Pronunciation: [tiːbeːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Dexterous; quick-handed; agile; nimble
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese てばやい【手早い】 tebayai "agile".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 手早さん |
| Kana | てぃーべーさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒ーべーさん |
| Romanization | tiibeesan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tiːbeːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
tiibeesan |
tiibeesatan |
tiibeekoo neen, tiibeekoo neeran |
tiibeekoo neentan, tiibeekoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tiibeesaru |
tiibeesataru |
tiibeekoo neentaru, tiibeekoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tiibee- |
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Dictionary |
tiibeesan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
tiibeesaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tiibeesa- |
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Noun form |
tiibeesa |
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Adverbial form |
tiibeeku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
tiibeekoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
tiibeekoo |
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Conjunctive |
tiibeesati |
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Continuative |
tiibeesai |
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Conditional |
tiibeesaree |
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Provisional conditional |
tiibeesaraa |
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Consequential |
tiibeesanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
tiibeeti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
tiibeeku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
tiibeesa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
tiibeesaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
tiibeesa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
tiibeesa-shi |
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Inferential |
tiibeesa sun |
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Questions |
tiibeesa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
tiibeesayabiyun†, tiibeesaibiyun†, |
tiibeesayabitan†, tiibeesaibitan |
tiibeekoo neeyabiran†, tiibeekoo neebiran |
tiibeekoo neeyabirantan†, tiibeekoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
tiibeesayabiyuru†, tiibeesaibiyuru†, |
tiibeesayabitaru, tiibeesaibitaru |
tiibeekoo neeyabirantaru†, tiibeekoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
tiibeesami |
tiibeesatii |
tiibeekoo neeni, tiibeekoo neerani |
tiibeekoo neentii, tiibeekoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
tiibeesan nee sun |
tiibeesatan nee sun |
tiibeekoo neen nee sun, tiibeekoo neeran nee sun |
tiibeekoo neentan nee sun, tiibeekoo 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：てばやい【手早い】