あー
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See also: ああ
Japanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from English -er. Since c.1994.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]- Used to denote fanatics, adepts or devotees of a certain product, artist, fashion style or famous person
Okinawan
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Unclear. Its role as a suffix is similar to Okinawan うー (ū) and Okinawan いー (ī).Some said that borrowed from English -er. Compare Japanese 屋 (ya).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]あー (-ā)
- (sometimes derogatory) A suffix or ending used to indicate the subject of an adjective, noun or nominalized verb, akin to "-man", "-er" or "person" in English.
- (derogatory) Used to indicate the provenance of a person
- A suffix attached to warabi-naa (Okinawan traditional given name) of samuree (Ryukyuan aristocracy) to indicate the name of hyakushoo (Ryukyuan commoner).
- A suffix attached to words for animals. Sometimes, the original, non-suffixed form is not used.
Usage notes
[edit]- Note that this suffix may coalesce or replace the vowel of the preceding term
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Ryukyuan *awa, from Proto-Japonic *awa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]あー (ā)
Etymology 3
[edit]Probobly from Proto-Ryukyuan *awa, from Proto-Japonic *awa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]あー (Ā)
Etymology 4
[edit]Cognate with Japanese ああ (ā, literally “oh”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]あー (ā)
References
[edit]- “あー・あ・やー” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
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- Japanese terms borrowed from English
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese suffixes
- Japanese hiragana
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- Okinawan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Okinawan lemmas
- Okinawan suffixes
- Okinawan hiragana
- Okinawan derogatory terms
- Okinawan terms inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan
- Okinawan terms derived from Proto-Ryukyuan
- Okinawan terms inherited from Proto-Japonic
- Okinawan terms derived from Proto-Japonic
- Okinawan nouns
- Okinawan proper nouns
- Okinawan interjections