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やますん

yamasun

Pronunciation: [jamasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To hurt; to injure; to harm

Etymology

Possibly cognate to the Japanese archaism やめる【病める・痛める】 yameru "to hurt; to ache".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaやますん
Romanizationyamasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[jamasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: yamasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

yamasun

yamachan

yamasan

yamasantan

ATT

yamasuru

yamacharu

Progressive

PRED

yamachoon

yamachootan

yamacheewuran

yamacheewurantan

ATT

yamachooru

yamachootaru

Causative

PRED

yamasasun

yamasachan

yamasasan

yamasasantan

ATT

yamasasuru

yamasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

yamasariyun,
yamasariin

yamasaritan,
yamasattan

yamasariran,
yamasaran

yamasarirantan,
yamasaratan

ATT

yamasariyuru,
yamasariiru

yamasaritaru,
yamasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

yamasasariyun,
yamasasariin

yamasasaritan

yamasasariran

yamasasarirantan

ATT

yamasasariyuru,
yamasasariiru

yamasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

yamacheen

yamacheetan

yamacheeneen

yamacheeneentan

ATT

yamacheeru

yamacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

yamachoochun

yamachoochan

yamacheeukan

yamacheeukantan

ATT

yamachoochuru

yamachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

yamas-

Dictionary

yamasun

Attributive or Adnominal

yamasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

yamasu-

Adverbial

yamashi

Volitional-Presumptive

yamasa

Conjunctive

yamachi

Representative

yamachai

Imperative

yamashi,
yamashee

Conditional

yamashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

yamasuru haji

So as to...

yamasuru gutu

Before...

yamasuru mee

While...

yamasuru qweeda, yamasuru-qweema

Purpose

yamasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

yamachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

yamachi-kwiin

Completive

yamachi-neen

Concessive conditional

yamachi-n

After...

yamachi-kara

After...

yamachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

yamashi-busan

yamashi-busantan

yamashi-bushikoo neen,

yamashi-bushikoo neeran

yamashi-bushikoo neentan,

yamashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

yamashi-busaru

yamashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

yamashi-yassan

yamashi-yassantan

yamashi-yashikoo neen,

yamashi-yashikoo neeran

yamashi-yashikoo neentan,

yamashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

yamashi-yassaru

yamashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

yamashi-gurisan

yamashi-gurisantan

yamashi-gurikoo neen,

yamashi-gurikoo neeran

yamashi-gurikoo neentan,

yamashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

yamashi-gurisaru

yamashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

yamashi-misheen

yamashi-misheentan

yamashi-misooran

yamashi-misoorantan

ATT

yamashi-misheeru

yamashi-misheetaru,
yamashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

yamashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

yamasu-tan

Nominalizing

yamasu-shi

Concessive

yamasu-shiga

Cause-effect

yamasu-kutu

Prohibitive

yamasu-na

Provisional conditional

yamasu-raa

Questions

yamasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

yamasabiyun,
yamasabiin

yamasabitan

yamasabiran

yamasabirantan

ATT

yamasabiyuru,
yamasabiiru

yamasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

yamashumi

yamachii

yamasani

yamasantii

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:そこなう【損う・損なう】、いためる【痛める】、けがする【怪我する】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 14). やますん : yamasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2600/yamasun/.