🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あますん【余すん】 : amasun | define meaning
amasun
Pronunciation: [ʔamasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To leave an excess; to leave behind extras; to leave leftovers; to leave remains
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あます【余す】 amasu "to leave an excess".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 余すん |
| Kana | あますん |
| Romanization | amasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔamasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
amasun |
amachan |
amasan |
amasantan |
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ATT |
amasuru |
amacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
amachoon |
amachootan |
amacheewuran |
amacheewurantan |
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ATT |
amachooru |
amachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
amasasun |
amasachan |
amasasan |
amasasantan |
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ATT |
amasasuru |
amasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
amasariyun, |
amasaritan, |
amasariran, |
amasarirantan, |
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ATT |
amasariyuru, |
amasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
amasasariyun, |
amasasaritan |
amasasariran |
amasasarirantan |
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ATT |
amasasariyuru, |
amasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
amacheen |
amacheetan |
amacheeneen |
amacheeneentan |
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ATT |
amacheeru |
amacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
amachoochun |
amachoochan |
amacheeukan |
amacheeukantan |
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ATT |
amachoochuru |
amachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
amas- |
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Dictionary |
amasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
amasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
amasu- |
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Adverbial |
amashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
amasa |
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Conjunctive |
amachi |
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Representative |
amachai |
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Imperative |
amashi, |
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Conditional |
amashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
amasuru haji |
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So as to... |
amasuru gutu |
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Before... |
amasuru mee |
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While... |
amasuru qweeda, amasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
amasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
amachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
amachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
amachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
amachi-n |
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After... |
amachi-kara |
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After... |
amachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
amashi-busan |
amashi-busantan |
amashi-bushikoo neen, amashi-bushikoo neeran |
amashi-bushikoo neentan, amashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amashi-busaru |
amashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
amashi-yassan |
amashi-yassantan |
amashi-yashikoo neen, amashi-yashikoo neeran |
amashi-yashikoo neentan, amashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amashi-yassaru |
amashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
amashi-gurisan |
amashi-gurisantan |
amashi-gurikoo neen, amashi-gurikoo neeran |
amashi-gurikoo neentan, amashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amashi-gurisaru |
amashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
amashi-misheen |
amashi-misheentan |
amashi-misooran |
amashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
amashi-misheeru |
amashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
amashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
amasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
amasu-shi |
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Concessive |
amasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
amasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
amasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
amasu-raa |
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Questions |
amasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
amasabiyun, |
amasabitan |
amasabiran |
amasabirantan |
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ATT |
amasabiyuru, |
amasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
amashumi |
amachii |
amasani |
amasantii |
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：あまりをのこす【余りを残す】、あます【余す】