🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くゎーすん・くぁーすん : kwaasun | define meaning
kwaasun
Pronunciation: [kʷaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Common) To fish; to catch (fish); to angle
- いゆくゎーすん【魚くゎーすん】
iyu kwaasun
"to catch fish"
- いゆくゎーすん【魚くゎーすん】
Etymology
Cognate with Amami (Uke-Amuro, Yoroshima) っくゎーしゅﾑ kkwaashum; Okinoerabu っくゎーしゅん kkwaashun; Kunigami (Benoki) っくゎーすん kkwaasun; Okinawan (Ojima, Shuri, Yomitan) くゎーすん kwaasun; Yaeyama ふぉーす foosu; Yaeyama (Komi) ふー fuu; Yaeyama (Hatoma) ほー hoo; and Yonaguni ふぁん fan "to fish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | くゎーすん くぁーすん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩ーすん |
| Romanization | kwaasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
kwaasun |
kwaachan |
kwaasan |
kwaasantan |
|
ATT |
kwaasuru |
kwaacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kwaachoon |
kwaachootan |
kwaacheewuran |
kwaacheewurantan |
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ATT |
kwaachooru |
kwaachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kwaashimiyun
|
kwaashimitan |
kwaashimiran |
kwaashimirantan |
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ATT |
kwaashimiyuru
|
kwaashimitaru |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
kwaasariyun |
kwaasaritan |
kwaasariran |
kwaasarirantan |
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ATT |
kwaasariyuru |
kwaasaritaru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kwaacheen |
kwaacheetan |
kwaacheeneen |
kwaacheeneentan |
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ATT |
kwaacheeru |
kwaacheetaru |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
kwaachoochun |
kwaachoochan |
kwaacheeukan |
kwaacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kwaachoochuru |
kwaachoocharu |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
kwaashi-busan |
kwaashi-busatan |
kwaashi-bushikoo neen kwaashi-bushikoo neeran |
kwaashi-bushikoo neentan kwaashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwaashi-busaru |
kwaashi-busataru |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kwaasa |
– |
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“seems” |
kwaasuru-haji |
kwaasan-haji |
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Imperative-Prohibitive |
kwaashi |
kwaasuna |
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Conjunctive-Participle |
kwaachi |
– |
意味：つる【釣る】