がなし

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Okinawan

Etymology

Semantic shift from かなさん (kanasan, “cute; dear”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

がなし (-ganashi) 

  1. 加那志: (literary) diminutive suffix; dear
    • 1711, Konkōkenshū:
      くわうていかなし　しより天かなし美御前
      Kwauteiganashi. The dear name of the Shuri heaven.
      おしゆかなし　みきよちやの美御前かなし
      Oshuganashi. The dear name of Mikyocha.
  2. 加那志: (Middle Okinawan) implies a godly nature

Descendants

  • Okinawan: がなしー (ganashī)

References

  • 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
  • Okinawa Kogo Daijiten Henshū I'inkai (沖縄古語大辞典編集委員会) (1995) 沖縄古語大辞典 [Dictionary of Archaic Okinawan], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), →ISBN, page 198
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