🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
すん : sun | define meaning
sun
Pronunciation: [suŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, auxiliary
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima すっ suq and す su; Okinawan すん sun; and standard Japanese する suru "to do";
Notes
Verbal paradigm:
| Plain | Past | Negative | Past | |
| Terminal | すん sun "do" |
さん san "did" |
さん san "not do" |
さんたん santan "did not do" |
| Attributive | する suru |
さる saru |
Same as above. |
Same as above. |
| Progressive (terminal) |
そーん soon |
そーたん sootan |
しぇーをぅらん sheewuran |
しぇーをぅらんたん sheewurantan |
| Causative (terminal) |
しみゆん shimiyun |
しみたん shimitan |
しみらん shimiran |
しみらんたん shimirantan |
| Passive (terminal) |
さりゆん sariyun |
さりたん saritan さったん sattan |
さりらん sariran さららん sararan |
さりらんたん sarirantan さらんたん sarantan |
| Imperative | っし sshi |
すな suna |
Other forms:
| Nominative or linking i form |
しー shii |
| Participle or linking ti form |
っし sshi |
| Volitional or presumptive form |
さ sa |
Equivalent polite form (terminal): さびーん sabiin.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | すん |
| Romanization | sun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [suŋ̍] |
意味：する
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 19). すん : sun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/652/sun/.