🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さちゅん【咲ちゅん】 : sachun | define meaning
sachun
Pronunciation: [sat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Flowers) To bloom
- (Trees, plants) To flower; to blossom
- (Seedling) To start growing; to germinate; to sprout
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 咲ちゅん |
| Kana | さちゅん |
| Romanization | sachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sachun |
sachan |
sakan |
sakantan |
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ATT |
sachuru |
sacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sachoon |
sachootan |
sacheewuran |
sacheewurantan |
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ATT |
sachooru |
sachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sakasun |
sakachan |
sakasan |
sakasantan |
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ATT |
sakasuru |
sakacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sakariyun, |
sakaritan, |
sakariran, |
sakarirantan, |
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ATT |
sakariyuru, |
sakaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sakasariyun, |
sakasaritan |
sakasariran |
sakasarirantan |
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ATT |
sakasariyuru, |
sakasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sacheen |
sacheetan |
sacheeneen |
sacheeneentan |
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ATT |
sacheeru |
sacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sachoochun |
sachoochan |
sacheeukan |
sacheeukantan |
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ATT |
sachoochuru |
sachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sak- |
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Dictionary |
sachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sachu- |
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Adverbial |
sachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
saka |
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Conjunctive |
sachi |
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Representative |
sachai |
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Imperative |
saki, |
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Conditional |
sakee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sachuru haji |
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So as to... |
sachuru gutu |
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Before... |
sachuru mee |
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While... |
sachuru qweeda, sanuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
sachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sachi-n |
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After... |
sachi-kara |
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After... |
sachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sachi-busan |
sachi-busantan |
sachi-bushikoo neen, sachi-bushikoo neeran |
sachi-bushikoo neentan, sachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sachi-busaru |
sachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sachi-yassan |
sachi-yassantan |
sachi-yashikoo neen, sachi-yashikoo neeran |
sachi-yashikoo neentan, sachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sachi-yassaru |
sachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sachi-gurisan |
sachi-gurisantan |
sachi-gurikoo neen, sachi-gurikoo neeran |
sachi-gurikoo neentan, sachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sachi-gurisaru |
sachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sachi-misheen |
sachi-misheentan |
sachi-misooran |
sachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sachi-misheeru |
sachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sachu-shi |
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Concessive |
sachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sachu-raa |
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Questions |
sachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sachabiyun, |
sachabitan |
sachabiran |
sachabirantan |
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ATT |
sachabiyuru, |
sachabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sachumi |
sachii |
sakani |
sakantii |
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：さく【咲く】、かいかする【開花する】、きざす【兆す・萌す】