🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
てーすん : teesun | define meaning
teesun
Pronunciation: [teːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To spend
- じんてーすん【銭てーすん】
jin teesun
"to spend money"
- じんてーすん【銭てーすん】
- To waste; to consume; to use (inappropriately)
- To let something run out; to let something go out; to let something die (out)
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | てーすん |
| Romanization | teesun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [teːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
teesun |
teechan |
teesan |
teesantan |
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ATT |
teesuru |
teecharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
teechoon |
teechootan |
teecheewuran |
teecheewurantan |
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ATT |
teechooru |
teechootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
teesasun |
teesachan |
teesasan |
teesasantan |
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ATT |
teesasuru |
teesacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
teesariyun, |
teesaritan, |
teesariran, |
teesarirantan, |
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ATT |
teesariyuru, |
teesaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
teesasariyun, |
teesasaritan |
teesasariran |
teesasarirantan |
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ATT |
teesasariyuru, |
teesasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
teecheen |
teecheetan |
teecheeneen |
teecheeneentan |
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ATT |
teecheeru |
teecheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
teechoochun |
teechoochan |
teecheeukan |
teecheeukantan |
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ATT |
teechoochuru |
teechoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tees- |
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Dictionary |
teesun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
teesuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
teesu- |
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Adverbial |
teeshi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
teesa |
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Conjunctive |
teechi |
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Representative |
teechai |
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Imperative |
teeshi, |
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Conditional |
teeshee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
teesuru haji |
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So as to... |
teesuru gutu |
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Before... |
teesuru mee |
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While... |
teesuru qweeda, teesuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
teesuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
teechi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
teechi-kwiin |
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Completive |
teechi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
teechi-n |
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After... |
teechi-kara |
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After... |
teechi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
teeshi-busan |
teeshi-busantan |
teeshi-bushikoo neen, teeshi-bushikoo neeran |
teeshi-bushikoo neentan, teeshi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
teeshi-busaru |
teeshi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
teeshi-yassan |
teeshi-yassantan |
teeshi-yashikoo neen, teeshi-yashikoo neeran |
teeshi-yashikoo neentan, teeshi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
teeshi-yassaru |
teeshi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
teeshi-gurisan |
teeshi-gurisantan |
teeshi-gurikoo neen, teeshi-gurikoo neeran |
teeshi-gurikoo neentan, teeshi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
teeshi-gurisaru |
teeshi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
teeshi-misheen |
teeshi-misheentan |
teeshi-misooran |
teeshi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
teeshi-misheeru |
teeshi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
teeshi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
teesu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
teesu-shi |
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Concessive |
teesu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
teesu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
teesu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
teesu-raa |
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Questions |
teesu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
teesabiyun, |
teesabitan |
teesabiran |
teesabirantan |
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ATT |
teesabiyuru, |
teesabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
teeshumi |
teechii |
teesani |
teesantii |
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：ついやす【費やす】、むだにする【無駄にする】、たやす【絶やす】