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Japanese
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Suffix
しま • (-shima)
- (after a noun or a word indicating a condition) state, appearance
- Synonym: さま (sama)
- (after a noun) Indicates earliness or haste.
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of しま – see the following entries.
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(This term, しま (shima), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しま.)
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(The following entries are uncreated: 嶼, 嶌, 揣摩, 死魔, 詩魔, 四万, 志磨, 志満, 志馬, 司馬.)
Okinawan
Noun
しま (shima)
- 島: community, island