🌏 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 |
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| 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 |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kwaasun |
kwaachan |
kwaasan |
kwaasantan |
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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 |
kwaasasun |
kwaasachan |
kwaasasan |
kwaasasantan |
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ATT |
kwaasasuru |
kwaasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kwaasariyun, |
kwaasaritan, |
kwaasariran, |
kwaasarirantan, |
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ATT |
kwaasariyuru, |
kwaasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kwaasasariyun, |
kwaasasaritan |
kwaasasariran |
kwaasasarirantan |
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ATT |
kwaasasariyuru, |
kwaasasariraru |
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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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Preparatory |
PRED |
kwaachoochun |
kwaachoochan |
kwaacheeukan |
kwaacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kwaachoochuru |
kwaachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kwaas- |
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Dictionary |
kwaasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kwaasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kwaasu- |
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Adverbial |
kwaashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kwaasa |
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Conjunctive |
kwaachi |
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Representative |
kwaachai |
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Imperative |
kwaashi, |
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Conditional |
kwaashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kwaasuru haji |
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So as to... |
kwaasuru gutu |
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Before... |
kwaasuru mee |
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While... |
kwaasuru qweeda, kwaasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kwaasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kwaachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kwaachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kwaachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kwaachi-n |
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After... |
kwaachi-kara |
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After... |
kwaachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kwaashi-busan |
kwaashi-busantan |
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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Easy to... |
PRED |
kwaashi-yassan |
kwaashi-yassantan |
kwaashi-yashikoo neen, kwaashi-yashikoo neeran |
kwaashi-yashikoo neentan, kwaashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwaashi-yassaru |
kwaashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kwaashi-gurisan |
kwaashi-gurisantan |
kwaashi-gurikoo neen, kwaashi-gurikoo neeran |
kwaashi-gurikoo neentan, kwaashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwaashi-gurisaru |
kwaashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kwaashi-misheen |
kwaashi-misheentan |
kwaashi-misooran |
kwaashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kwaashi-misheeru |
kwaashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kwaashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kwaasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kwaasu-shi |
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Concessive |
kwaasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kwaasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kwaasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kwaasu-raa |
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Questions |
kwaasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kwaasabiyun, |
kwaasabitan |
kwaasabiran |
kwaasabirantan |
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ATT |
kwaasabiyuru, |
kwaasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kwaashumi |
kwaachii |
kwaasani |
kwaasantii |
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.
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