🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なすん【生すん】 : nasun | define meaning
nasun
Pronunciation: [nasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To give birth
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese なす【生す】 nasu "to bear (a child); to have (a child)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 生すん |
| Kana | なすん |
| Romanization | nasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nasun |
nachan |
nasan |
nasantan |
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ATT |
nasuru |
nacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nachoon |
nachootan |
nacheewuran |
nacheewurantan |
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ATT |
nachooru |
nachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nasasun |
nasachan |
nasasan |
nasasantan |
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ATT |
nasasuru |
nasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nasariyun, |
nasaritan, |
nasariran, |
nasarirantan, |
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ATT |
nasariyuru, |
nasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nasasariyun, |
nasasaritan |
nasasariran |
nasasarirantan |
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ATT |
nasasariyuru, |
nasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nacheen |
nacheetan |
nacheeneen |
nacheeneentan |
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ATT |
nacheeru |
nacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nachoochun |
nachoochan |
nacheeukan |
nacheeukantan |
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ATT |
nachoochuru |
nachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nas- |
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Dictionary |
nasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nasu- |
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Adverbial |
nashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nasa |
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Conjunctive |
nachi |
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Representative |
nachai |
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Imperative |
nashi, |
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Conditional |
nashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nasuru haji |
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So as to... |
nasuru gutu |
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Before... |
nasuru mee |
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While... |
nasuru qweeda, nasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nachi-n |
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After... |
nachi-kara |
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After... |
nachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nashi-busan |
nashi-busantan |
nashi-bushikoo neen, nashi-bushikoo neeran |
nashi-bushikoo neentan, nashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nashi-busaru |
nashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nashi-yassan |
nashi-yassantan |
nashi-yashikoo neen, nashi-yashikoo neeran |
nashi-yashikoo neentan, nashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nashi-yassaru |
nashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nashi-gurisan |
nashi-gurisantan |
nashi-gurikoo neen, nashi-gurikoo neeran |
nashi-gurikoo neentan, nashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nashi-gurisaru |
nashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nashi-misheen |
nashi-misheentan |
nashi-misooran |
nashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nashi-misheeru |
nashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nasu-shi |
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Concessive |
nasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nasu-raa |
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Questions |
nasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nasabiyun, |
nasabitan |
nasabiran |
nasabirantan |
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ATT |
nasabiyuru, |
nasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nashumi |
nachii |
nasani |
nasantii |
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：うむ【生む・産む】