がなしー
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Okinawan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shift from がなし (-ganashi); see there for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]がなしー (-ganashī)
- diminutive suffix; dear
- あじがなしー、うすがなしー
- ajiganashī, usuganashī
- the noble chieftain, the great king
- あじがなしー、うすがなしー
References
[edit]- 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