🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あーすん【合すん】 : aasun | define meaning
aasun
Pronunciation: [ʔaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To adjust
- To mix
- (People) To connect; to meet
- (People, animals) To fight
- (Clothes) To try on
- (Television) To tune (a channel); to adjust
- (Time) To synchronize; to match; to adjust
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese あわす【合わす・合す】 awasu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 合すん |
| Kana | あーすん |
| Romanization | aasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
aasun |
aachan |
aasan |
aasantan |
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ATT |
aasuru |
aacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
aachoon |
aachootan |
aacheewuran |
aacheewurantan |
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ATT |
aachooru |
aachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
aasasun |
aasachan |
aasasan |
aasasantan |
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ATT |
aasasuru |
aasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
aasariyun, |
aasaritan, |
aasariran, |
aasarirantan, |
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ATT |
aasariyuru, |
aasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
aasasariyun, |
aasasaritan |
aasasariran |
aasasarirantan |
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ATT |
aasasariyuru, |
aasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
aacheen |
aacheetan |
aacheeneen |
aacheeneentan |
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ATT |
aacheeru |
aacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
aachoochun |
aachoochan |
aacheeukan |
aacheeukantan |
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ATT |
aachoochuru |
aachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
aas- |
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Dictionary |
aasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
aasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
aasu- |
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Adverbial |
aashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
aasa |
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Conjunctive |
aachi |
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Representative |
aachai |
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Imperative |
aashi, |
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Conditional |
aashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
aasuru haji |
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So as to... |
aasuru gutu |
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Before... |
aasuru mee |
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While... |
aasuru qweeda, aasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
aasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
aachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
aachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
aachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
aachi-n |
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After... |
aachi-kara |
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After... |
aachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
aashi-busan |
aashi-busantan |
aashi-bushikoo neen, aashi-bushikoo neeran |
aashi-bushikoo neentan, aashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aashi-busaru |
aashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
aashi-yassan |
aashi-yassantan |
aashi-yashikoo neen, aashi-yashikoo neeran |
aashi-yashikoo neentan, aashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aashi-yassaru |
aashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
aashi-gurisan |
aashi-gurisantan |
aashi-gurikoo neen, aashi-gurikoo neeran |
aashi-gurikoo neentan, aashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aashi-gurisaru |
aashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
aashi-misheen |
aashi-misheentan |
aashi-misooran |
aashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
aashi-misheeru |
aashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
aashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
aasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
aasu-shi |
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Concessive |
aasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
aasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
aasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
aasu-raa |
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Questions |
aasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
aasabiyun, |
aasabitan |
aasabiran |
aasabirantan |
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ATT |
aasabiyuru, |
aasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
aashumi |
aachii |
aasani |
aasantii |
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：あわす【合わす・合す】、まぜる【混ぜる・交ぜる・雑ぜる】、まぜあわす【混ぜ合わす】