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めーすん【燃ーすん・燃すん】

meesun

Pronunciation: [meːsuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To burn; to light (a fire)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese もやす【燃やす】 moyasu "to burn".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji燃ーすん
燃すん
Kanaめーすん
Romanizationmeesun
Pronunciation (IPA)[meːsuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: meesun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

meesun

meechan

meesan

meesantan

ATT

meesuru

meecharu

Progressive

PRED

meechoon

meechootan

meecheewuran

meecheewurantan

ATT

meechooru

meechootaru

Causative

PRED

meesasun

meesachan

meesasan

meesasantan

ATT

meesasuru

meesacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

meesariyun,
meesariin

meesaritan,
meesattan

meesariran,
meesaran

meesarirantan,
meesaratan

ATT

meesariyuru,
meesariiru

meesaritaru,
meesattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

meesasariyun,
meesasariin

meesasaritan

meesasariran

meesasarirantan

ATT

meesasariyuru,
meesasariiru

meesasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

meecheen

meecheetan

meecheeneen

meecheeneentan

ATT

meecheeru

meecheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

meechoochun

meechoochan

meecheeukan

meecheeukantan

ATT

meechoochuru

meechoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

mees-

Dictionary

meesun

Attributive or Adnominal

meesuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

meesu-

Adverbial

meeshi

Volitional-Presumptive

meesa

Conjunctive

meechi

Representative

meechai

Imperative

meeshi,
meeshee

Conditional

meeshee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

meesuru haji

So as to...

meesuru gutu

Before...

meesuru mee

While...

meesuru qweeda, meesuru-qweema

Purpose

meesuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

meechi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

meechi-kwiin

Completive

meechi-neen

Concessive conditional

meechi-n

After...

meechi-kara

After...

meechi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

meeshi-busan

meeshi-busantan

meeshi-bushikoo neen,

meeshi-bushikoo neeran

meeshi-bushikoo neentan,

meeshi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

meeshi-busaru

meeshi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

meeshi-yassan

meeshi-yassantan

meeshi-yashikoo neen,

meeshi-yashikoo neeran

meeshi-yashikoo neentan,

meeshi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

meeshi-yassaru

meeshi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

meeshi-gurisan

meeshi-gurisantan

meeshi-gurikoo neen,

meeshi-gurikoo neeran

meeshi-gurikoo neentan,

meeshi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

meeshi-gurisaru

meeshi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

meeshi-misheen

meeshi-misheentan

meeshi-misooran

meeshi-misoorantan

ATT

meeshi-misheeru

meeshi-misheetaru,
meeshi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

meeshi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

meesu-tan

Nominalizing

meesu-shi

Concessive

meesu-shiga

Cause-effect

meesu-kutu

Prohibitive

meesu-na

Provisional conditional

meesu-raa

Questions

meesu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

meesabiyun,
meesabiin

meesabitan

meesabiran

meesabirantan

ATT

meesabiyuru,
meesabiiru

meesabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

meeshumi

meechii

meesani

meesantii

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:もやす【燃やす】、ひをつける【火をつける】、やく【焼く・燬く・焚く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 13). めーすん【燃ーすん・燃すん】 : meesun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6554/meesun/.