🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くなすん【熟すん】 : kunasun | define meaning
kunasun
Pronunciation: [kunasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To digest
- To work the soil; to till; to cultivate
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese こなす【熟す】 konasu "to digest".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 熟すん |
| Kana | くなすん |
| Romanization | kunasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kunasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kunasun |
kunachan |
kunasan |
kunasantan |
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ATT |
kunasuru |
kunacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kunachoon |
kunachootan |
kunacheewuran |
kunacheewurantan |
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ATT |
kunachooru |
kunachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kunasasun |
kunasachan |
kunasasan |
kunasasantan |
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ATT |
kunasasuru |
kunasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kunasariyun, |
kunasaritan, |
kunasariran, |
kunasarirantan, |
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ATT |
kunasariyuru, |
kunasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kunasasariyun, |
kunasasaritan |
kunasasariran |
kunasasarirantan |
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ATT |
kunasasariyuru, |
kunasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kunacheen |
kunacheetan |
kunacheeneen |
kunacheeneentan |
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ATT |
kunacheeru |
kunacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kunachoochun |
kunachoochan |
kunacheeukan |
kunacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kunachoochuru |
kunachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kunas- |
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Dictionary |
kunasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kunasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kunasu- |
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Adverbial |
kunashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kunasa |
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Conjunctive |
kunachi |
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Representative |
kunachai |
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Imperative |
kunashi, |
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Conditional |
kunashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kunasuru haji |
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So as to... |
kunasuru gutu |
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Before... |
kunasuru mee |
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While... |
kunasuru qweeda, kunasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kunasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kunachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kunachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kunachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kunachi-n |
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After... |
kunachi-kara |
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After... |
kunachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kunashi-busan |
kunashi-busantan |
kunashi-bushikoo neen, kunashi-bushikoo neeran |
kunashi-bushikoo neentan, kunashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kunashi-busaru |
kunashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kunashi-yassan |
kunashi-yassantan |
kunashi-yashikoo neen, kunashi-yashikoo neeran |
kunashi-yashikoo neentan, kunashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kunashi-yassaru |
kunashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kunashi-gurisan |
kunashi-gurisantan |
kunashi-gurikoo neen, kunashi-gurikoo neeran |
kunashi-gurikoo neentan, kunashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kunashi-gurisaru |
kunashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kunashi-misheen |
kunashi-misheentan |
kunashi-misooran |
kunashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kunashi-misheeru |
kunashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kunashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kunasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kunasu-shi |
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Concessive |
kunasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kunasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kunasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kunasu-raa |
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Questions |
kunasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kunasabiyun, |
kunasabitan |
kunasabiran |
kunasabirantan |
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ATT |
kunasabiyuru, |
kunasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kunashumi |
kunachii |
kunasani |
kunasantii |
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：こなす【熟す】、たがやす【耕す】