なんくるないさ
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難来る無いさ |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Okinawan なんくるないさ. Literally, "things will sort themselves out". In standard Japanese: なんとかなるさ (nantoka naru sa).
Compound of なんくる (nankuru, “in that way”) + 成い (nai, stem of 成いん (nain, “become”)) + さ (sa, “emphatic”).
Interjection
[edit]なんくるないさ • (nankuru nai sa)
- (Okinawa) Don’t worry, it’ll be all right.