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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami: Kikai)

いなさい

inasai

Pronunciation: [ʔinasai]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

  1. Small

Etymology

Cognate to Kikai いなさい inasai; Amami (Koniya) いんさﾑ insam "small". Possibly cognate with Japanese おさない【幼い・稚い】 osanai "young, child-like".

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Kanaいなさい
Romanizationinasai
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔinasai]

意味：ちいさい【小さい】

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Tags: Amami language, Shimayumuta, Shimayumita, Shimakutuba, Oshima, Ryukyuan Languages, しまゆむた, 島口, 奄美語, 奄美言葉, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, November 22). いなさい : inasai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4794/inasai/.