🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うさーすん【押合すん】 : usaasun | define meaning
usaasun
Pronunciation: [ʔusaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- To bring together; to join together; to clasp together
- てぃーうさーすん【手押合すん】
tii usaasun
"to clasp one's hands", "to bring one's hands together"
- てぃーうさーすん【手押合すん】
- To unite; to combine; to merge
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 押合すん |
| Kana | うさーすん |
| Romanization | usaasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔusaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
usaasun |
usaachan |
usaasan |
usaasantan |
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ATT |
usaasuru |
usaacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
usaachoon |
usaachootan |
usaacheewuran |
usaacheewurantan |
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ATT |
usaachooru |
usaachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
usaasasun |
usaasachan |
usaasasan |
usaasasantan |
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ATT |
usaasasuru |
usaasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
usaasariyun, |
usaasaritan, |
usaasariran, |
usaasarirantan, |
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ATT |
usaasariyuru, |
usaasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
usaasasariyun, |
usaasasaritan |
usaasasariran |
usaasasarirantan |
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ATT |
usaasasariyuru, |
usaasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
usaacheen |
usaacheetan |
usaacheeneen |
usaacheeneentan |
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ATT |
usaacheeru |
usaacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
usaachoochun |
usaachoochan |
usaacheeukan |
usaacheeukantan |
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ATT |
usaachoochuru |
usaachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
usaas- |
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Dictionary |
usaasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
usaasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
usaasu- |
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Adverbial |
usaashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
usaasa |
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Conjunctive |
usaachi |
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Representative |
usaachai |
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Imperative |
usaashi, |
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Conditional |
usaashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
usaasuru haji |
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So as to... |
usaasuru gutu |
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Before... |
usaasuru mee |
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While... |
usaasuru qweeda, usaasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
usaasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
usaachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
usaachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
usaachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
usaachi-n |
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After... |
usaachi-kara |
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After... |
usaachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
usaashi-busan |
usaashi-busantan |
usaashi-bushikoo neen, usaashi-bushikoo neeran |
usaashi-bushikoo neentan, usaashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaashi-busaru |
usaashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
usaashi-yassan |
usaashi-yassantan |
usaashi-yashikoo neen, usaashi-yashikoo neeran |
usaashi-yashikoo neentan, usaashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaashi-yassaru |
usaashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
usaashi-gurisan |
usaashi-gurisantan |
usaashi-gurikoo neen, usaashi-gurikoo neeran |
usaashi-gurikoo neentan, usaashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaashi-gurisaru |
usaashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
usaashi-misheen |
usaashi-misheentan |
usaashi-misooran |
usaashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
usaashi-misheeru |
usaashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
usaashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
usaasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
usaasu-shi |
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Concessive |
usaasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
usaasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
usaasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
usaasu-raa |
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Questions |
usaasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
usaasabiyun, |
usaasabitan |
usaasabiran |
usaasabirantan |
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ATT |
usaasabiyuru, |
usaasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
usaashumi |
usaachii |
usaasani |
usaasantii |
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：あわす【合わす】、がったいする【合体する】、がっしょうする【合掌する】