加那志

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Okinawan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: S Grade: 5

Unknown; compare カナサン (kanasan, dear, beloved).

Suffix[edit]

加那志(ガナシ) (-ganashi

  1. (literary) honorific suffix
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • ガナシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).(permanent dead link)
  • ガナシー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).(permanent dead link)

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: S Grade: 5

Shift from -ganashi above.

Suffix[edit]

加那志(ガナシー) (-ganashī

  1. honorific suffix
    ウスー (usū, title of the king of Ryukyu) + ‎加那志 → ‎ウスガナシ (usu-ganashī, title of respect used when addressing the king of Ryukyu)
Derived terms[edit]