🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かちゅん【勝ちゅん・克ちゅん・贏ちゅん】 : kachun | define meaning
kachun
Pronunciation: [kat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To win; to be victorious
- To be second to none; to be a cut above; to be proficient; to be unrivaled
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かつ【勝つ・克つ・贏つ】 katsu "to win".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 勝ちゅん 克ちゅん 贏ちゅん |
| Kana | かちゅん |
| Romanization | kachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kachun |
kacchan |
katan |
katantan |
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ATT |
kachuru |
kaccharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kacchoon |
kacchootan |
kaccheewuran |
kaccheewurantan |
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ATT |
kacchooru |
kacchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
katasun |
katachan |
katasan |
katasantan |
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ATT |
katasuru |
katacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
katariyun, |
kataritan, |
katariran, |
katarirantan, |
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ATT |
katariyuru, |
kataritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
katasariyun, |
katasaritan |
katasariran |
katasarirantan |
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ATT |
kanasariyuru, |
kanasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kaccheen |
kaccheetan |
kaccheeneen |
kaccheeneentan |
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ATT |
kaccheeru |
kaccheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kacchoochun |
kacchoochan |
kaccheeukan |
kaccheeukantan |
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ATT |
kacchoochuru |
kacchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kat- |
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Dictionary |
kachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kachu- |
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Adverbial |
kachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kata |
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Conjunctive |
kacchi |
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Representative |
kacchai |
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Imperative |
kati, |
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Conditional |
katee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kachuru haji |
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So as to... |
kachuru gutu |
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Before... |
kachuru mee |
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While... |
kachuru qweeda, kachuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kacchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kacchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kacchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kacchi-n |
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After... |
kacchi-kara |
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After... |
kacchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kachi-busan |
kachi-busantan |
kachi-bushikoo neen, kachi-bushikoo neeran |
kachi-bushikoo neentan, kachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachi-busaru |
kachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kachi-yassan |
kachi-yassantan |
kachi-yashikoo neen, kachi-yashikoo neeran |
kachi-yashikoo neentan, kachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachi-yassaru |
kachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kachi-gurisan |
kachi-gurisantan |
kachi-gurikoo neen, kachi-gurikoo neeran |
kachi-gurikoo neentan, kachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachi-gurisaru |
kachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kachi-misheen |
kachi-misheentan |
kachi-misooran |
kachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kachi-misheeru |
kachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kachu-shi |
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Concessive |
kachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kachu-raa |
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Questions |
kachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
katabiyun, |
katabitan |
katabiran |
katabirantan |
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ATT |
katabiyuru, |
katabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kachumi |
kacchii |
katani |
katantii |
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：かつ【勝つ・克つ・贏つ】、すぐれる【優れる・勝れる・傑れる】