がなしー

Okinawan

Etymology

Shift from がなし (-ganashi); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Shuri) IPA^(key): [ɡanaɕiː]

Suffix

がなしー (-ganashī) 

1. diminutive suffix; dear

   あじがなしー、うすがなしー

   ajiganashī, usuganashī

   the noble chieftain, the great king

References

• Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局), page 188