🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あしべーさん【足早さん】 : ashibeesan | define meaning
ashibeesan
Pronunciation: [ʔaɕibeːsaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Fleet-footed; swift; agile; nimble
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 足早さん |
| Kana | あしべーさん |
| Romanization | ashibeesan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaɕibeːsaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ashibeesan |
ashibeesatan |
ashibeekoo neen, ashibeekoo neeran |
ashibeekoo neentan, ashibeekoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ashibeesaru |
ashibeesataru |
ashibeekoo neentaru, ashibeekoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ashibee- |
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Dictionary |
ashibeesan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ashibeesaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ashibeesa- |
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Noun form |
ashibeesa |
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Adverbial form |
ashibeeku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ashibeekoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ashibeekoo |
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Conjunctive |
ashibeesati |
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Continuative |
ashibeesai |
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Conditional |
ashibeesaree |
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Provisional conditional |
ashibeesaraa |
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Consequential |
ashibeesanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
ashibeeti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
ashibeeku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
ashibeesa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
ashibeesaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ashibeesa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
ashibeesa-shi |
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Inferential |
ashibeesa sun |
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Questions |
ashibeesa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ashibeesayabiyun†, ashibeesaibiyun†, |
ashibeesayabitan†, ashibeesaibitan |
ashibeekoo neeyabiran†, ashibeekoo neebiran |
ashibeekoo neeyabirantan†, ashibeekoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
ashibeesayabiyuru†, ashibeesaibiyuru†, |
ashibeesayabitaru, ashibeesaibitaru |
ashibeekoo neeyabirantaru†, ashibeekoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ashibeesami |
ashibeesatii |
ashibeekoo neeni, ashibeekoo neerani |
ashibeekoo neentii, ashibeekoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
ashibeesan nee sun |
ashibeesatan nee sun |
ashibeekoo neen nee sun, ashibeekoo neeran nee sun |
ashibeekoo neentan nee sun, ashibeekoo 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：あしがはやい【足が早い】