isai
Etymology[]
from sai "be, exist", akin to sha
verb[]
- I call, name, give a name to
- I address a person as name/pronoun/epithet/word, I call
- I am in essence
- (of a word) I mean; have a certain denotation, connotation, and nuance
Usage notes[]
Although isai and ise are both first-person present tense forms, they carry distinct nuances. Isai indicates the single act of assigning a name to an infant, that is, it indicates perfective aspect, whereas ise indicates the habit of addressing someone in a particular manner or with a particular name, that is, it indicates (habitual) imperfective aspect.
Substantive[]
- name, appellation, the word by which a person calls himself/herself
- title, honorific address
- (grammar) a word that denotes a concrete entity or an abstract concept; a word that names entities, concepts, and their classes; substantive; comprises nouns and adjectives