🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まーすん 【回すん・廻すん】 : maasun | define meaning
maasun
Pronunciation: [maːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To turn; to rotate; to spin
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まわす 【回す・廻す】 mawasu "to turn".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「まはしゆん」廻（マハス）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 回すん 廻すん |
| Kana | まーすん |
| Romanization | maasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [maːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
maasun |
maachan |
maasan |
maasantan |
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ATT |
maasuru |
maacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
maachoon |
maachootan |
maacheewuran |
maacheewurantan |
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ATT |
maachooru |
maachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
maasasun |
maasachan |
maasasan |
maasasantan |
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ATT |
maasasuru |
maasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
maasariyun, |
maasaritan, |
maasariran, |
maasarirantan, |
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ATT |
maasariyuru, |
maasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
maasasariyun, |
maasasaritan |
maasasariran |
maasasarirantan |
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ATT |
maasasariyuru, |
maasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
maacheen |
maacheetan |
maacheeneen |
maacheeneentan |
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ATT |
maacheeru |
maacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
maachoochun |
maachoochan |
maacheeukan |
maacheeukantan |
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ATT |
maachoochuru |
maachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
maas- |
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Dictionary |
maasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
maasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
maasu- |
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Adverbial |
maashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
maasa |
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Conjunctive |
maachi |
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Representative |
maachai |
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Imperative |
maashi, |
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Conditional |
maashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
maasuru haji |
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So as to... |
maasuru gutu |
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Before... |
maasuru mee |
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While... |
maasuru qweeda, maasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
maasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
maachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
maachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
maachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
maachi-n |
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After... |
maachi-kara |
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After... |
maachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
maashi-busan |
maashi-busantan |
maashi-bushikoo neen, maashi-bushikoo neeran |
maashi-bushikoo neentan, maashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maashi-busaru |
maashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
maashi-yassan |
maashi-yassantan |
maashi-yashikoo neen, maashi-yashikoo neeran |
maashi-yashikoo neentan, maashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maashi-yassaru |
maashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
maashi-gurisan |
maashi-gurisantan |
maashi-gurikoo neen, maashi-gurikoo neeran |
maashi-gurikoo neentan, maashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maashi-gurisaru |
maashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
maashi-misheen |
maashi-misheentan |
maashi-misooran |
maashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
maashi-misheeru |
maashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
maashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
maasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
maasu-shi |
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Concessive |
maasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
maasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
maasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
maasu-raa |
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Questions |
maasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
maasabiyun, |
maasabitan |
maasabiran |
maasabirantan |
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ATT |
maasabiyuru, |
maasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
maashumi |
maachii |
maasani |
maasantii |
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：まわす 【回す・廻す】