🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami)

うがしなっ : ugashina' · ugashinaq | define meaning

ugashina' · ugashinaq

Definition

Interjection

An expression of surprise or bewilderment: "Really?", "You don't say!", "You're kidding me!", "Serious!?"

Notes

The affirmative form うがしだりょっと ugashidaryotto is equivalent to standard Japanese ほんとうです【本当です】 hontou desu "really; truly".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うがしなっ
Romanization	ugashina' ugashinaq ugashinaʔ

意味：ほんとうに【本当に】

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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. (2010, January 1). うがしなっ : ugashina' · ugashinaq | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/398/ugashina'-ugashinaq/.