うむっさん

Okinawan

Alternative forms

  • うむさん

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 面白い and Miyako うむっし (umusshi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔumussaŋ̍]

Adjective

うむっさん (umussan) 

  1. interesting; amusing; strange; funny
    うむっさんやー。
    Umussan yā.
    That’s interesting!

References

  • “うむっさん” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
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