なんくるないさ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
難来る無いさ

Etymology

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Borrowed from Okinawan なんくるないさ. Literally, "things will sort themselves out". In standard Japanese: なんとかなる (nantoka naru sa).

Compound of なんくる (nankuru, in that way) +‎ 成い (nai, stem of 成いん (nain, become)) +‎ (sa, emphatic).

Interjection

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なんくるないさ (nankuru nai sa

  1. (Okinawa) Don’t worry, it’ll be all right.