🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】 : sabachun | define meaning
sabachun
Pronunciation: [sabat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To comb
- To sort (e.g. threads); to divide
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese さばく【捌く】 sabaku "to handle, to arrange, to sort".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 捌ちゅん |
| Kana | さばちゅん |
| Romanization | sabachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sabat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sabachun |
sabachan |
sabakan |
sabakantan |
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ATT |
sabachuru |
sabacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sabachoon |
sabachootan |
sabacheewuran |
sabacheewurantan |
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ATT |
sabachooru |
sabachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sabakasun |
sabakachan |
sabakasan |
sabakasantan |
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ATT |
sabakasuru |
sabakacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sabakariyun, |
sabakaritan, |
sabakariran, |
sabakarirantan, |
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ATT |
sabakariyuru, |
sabakaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sabakasariyun, |
sabakasaritan |
sabakasariran |
sabakasarirantan |
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ATT |
sabakasariyuru, |
sabakasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sabacheen |
sabacheetan |
sabacheeneen |
sabacheeneentan |
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ATT |
sabacheeru |
sabacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sabachoochun |
sabachoochan |
sabacheeukan |
sabacheeukantan |
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ATT |
sabachoochuru |
sabachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sabak- |
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Dictionary |
sabachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sabachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sabachu- |
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Adverbial |
sabachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sabaka |
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Conjunctive |
sabachi |
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Representative |
sabachai |
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Imperative |
sabaki, |
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Conditional |
sabakee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sabachuru haji |
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So as to... |
sabachuru gutu |
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Before... |
sabachuru mee |
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While... |
sabachuru qweeda, sabanuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sabachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sabachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sabachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
sabachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sabachi-n |
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After... |
sabachi-kara |
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After... |
sabachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sabachi-busan |
sabachi-busantan |
sabachi-bushikoo neen, sabachi-bushikoo neeran |
sabachi-bushikoo neentan, sabachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sabachi-busaru |
sabachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sabachi-yassan |
sabachi-yassantan |
sabachi-yashikoo neen, sabachi-yashikoo neeran |
sabachi-yashikoo neentan, sabachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sabachi-yassaru |
sabachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sabachi-gurisan |
sabachi-gurisantan |
sabachi-gurikoo neen, sabachi-gurikoo neeran |
sabachi-gurikoo neentan, sabachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sabachi-gurisaru |
sabachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sabachi-misheen |
sabachi-misheentan |
sabachi-misooran |
sabachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sabachi-misheeru |
sabachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sabachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sabachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sabachu-shi |
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Concessive |
sabachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sabachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sabachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sabachu-raa |
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Questions |
sabachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sabachabiyun, |
sabachabitan |
sabachabiran |
sabachabirantan |
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ATT |
sabachabiyuru, |
sabachabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sabachumi |
sabachii |
sabakani |
sabakantii |
Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：くしけずる【梳る】、かみをすく【髪を梳く・髪をすく】、かみをとく【髪を梳く・髪をとく】、かみをとかす【髪を梳かす、さばく【捌く】