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くいまーすん : kuimaasun | define meaning
kuimaasun
Pronunciation: [kuimaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To make ends meet; to manage to get by
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くりまわす【繰り回す・繰回す・繰り廻す・繰廻す】 kurimawasu "to take charge of, to manage".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | くいまーすん |
| Romanization | kuimaasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuimaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kuimaasun |
kuimaachan |
kuimaasan |
kuimaasantan |
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ATT |
kuimaasuru |
kuimaacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kuimaachoon |
kuimaachootan |
kuimaacheewuran |
kuimaacheewurantan |
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ATT |
kuimaachooru |
kuimaachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kuimaasasun |
kuimaasachan |
kuimaasasan |
kuimaasasantan |
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ATT |
kuimaasasuru |
kuimaasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kuimaasariyun, |
kuimaasaritan, |
kuimaasariran, |
kuimaasarirantan, |
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ATT |
kuimaasariyuru, |
kuimaasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kuimaasasariyun, |
kuimaasasaritan |
kuimaasasariran |
kuimaasasarirantan |
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ATT |
kuimaasasariyuru, |
kuimaasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kuimaacheen |
kuimaacheetan |
kuimaacheeneen |
kuimaacheeneentan |
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ATT |
kuimaacheeru |
kuimaacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kuimaachoochun |
kuimaachoochan |
kuimaacheeukan |
kuimaacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kuimaachoochuru |
kuimaachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kuimaas- |
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Dictionary |
kuimaasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kuimaasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kuimaasu- |
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Adverbial |
kuimaashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kuimaasa |
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Conjunctive |
kuimaachi |
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Representative |
kuimaachai |
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Imperative |
kuimaashi, |
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Conditional |
kuimaashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kuimaasuru haji |
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So as to... |
kuimaasuru gutu |
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Before... |
kuimaasuru mee |
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While... |
kuimaasuru qweeda, kuimaasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kuimaasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kuimaachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kuimaachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kuimaachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kuimaachi-n |
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After... |
kuimaachi-kara |
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After... |
kuimaachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kuimaashi-busan |
kuimaashi-busantan |
kuimaashi-bushikoo neen, kuimaashi-bushikoo neeran |
kuimaashi-bushikoo neentan, kuimaashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuimaashi-busaru |
kuimaashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kuimaashi-yassan |
kuimaashi-yassantan |
kuimaashi-yashikoo neen, kuimaashi-yashikoo neeran |
kuimaashi-yashikoo neentan, kuimaashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuimaashi-yassaru |
kuimaashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kuimaashi-gurisan |
kuimaashi-gurisantan |
kuimaashi-gurikoo neen, kuimaashi-gurikoo neeran |
kuimaashi-gurikoo neentan, kuimaashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuimaashi-gurisaru |
kuimaashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kuimaashi-misheen |
kuimaashi-misheentan |
kuimaashi-misooran |
kuimaashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kuimaashi-misheeru |
kuimaashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kuimaashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kuimaasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kuimaasu-shi |
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Concessive |
kuimaasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kuimaasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kuimaasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kuimaasu-raa |
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Questions |
kuimaasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kuimaasabiyun, |
kuimaasabitan |
kuimaasabiran |
kuimaasabirantan |
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ATT |
kuimaasabiyuru, |
kuimaasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kuimaashumi |
kuimaachii |
kuimaasani |
kuimaasantii |
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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