Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
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[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of しま – see the following entries.
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(This term, しま, 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[edit]
しま (shima)
- 島: community, island