🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かーかすん : kaakasun | define meaning
kaakasun
Pronunciation: [kaːkasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To dry (clothes, food, hair) using a heat source
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かわかす【乾かす】 kawakasu "to dry (clothes)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | かーかすん |
| Romanization | kaakasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaːkasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kaakasun |
kaakachan |
kaakasan |
kaakasantan |
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ATT |
kaakasuru |
kaakacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kaakachoon |
kaakachootan |
kaakacheewuran |
kaakacheewurantan |
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ATT |
kaakachooru |
kaakachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kaakasasun |
kaakasachan |
kaakasasan |
kaakasasantan |
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ATT |
kaakasasuru |
kaakasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kaakasariyun, |
kaakasaritan, |
kaakasariran, |
kaakasarirantan, |
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ATT |
kaakasariyuru, |
kaakasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kaakasasariyun, |
kaakasasaritan |
kaakasasariran |
kaakasasarirantan |
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ATT |
kaakasasariyuru, |
kaakasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kaakacheen |
kaakacheetan |
kaakacheeneen |
kaakacheeneentan |
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ATT |
kaakacheeru |
kaakacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kaakachoochun |
kaakachoochan |
kaakacheeukan |
kaakacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kaakachoochuru |
kaakachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kaakas- |
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Dictionary |
kaakasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kaakasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kaakasu- |
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Adverbial |
kaakashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kaakasa |
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Conjunctive |
kaakachi |
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Representative |
kaakachai |
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Imperative |
kaakashi, |
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Conditional |
kaakashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kaakasuru haji |
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So as to... |
kaakasuru gutu |
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Before... |
kaakasuru mee |
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While... |
kaakasuru qweeda, kaakasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kaakasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kaakachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kaakachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kaakachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kaakachi-n |
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After... |
kaakachi-kara |
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After... |
kaakachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kaakashi-busan |
kaakashi-busantan |
kaakashi-bushikoo neen, kaakashi-bushikoo neeran |
kaakashi-bushikoo neentan, kaakashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kaakashi-busaru |
kaakashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kaakashi-yassan |
kaakashi-yassantan |
kaakashi-yashikoo neen, kaakashi-yashikoo neeran |
kaakashi-yashikoo neentan, kaakashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kaakashi-yassaru |
kaakashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kaakashi-gurisan |
kaakashi-gurisantan |
kaakashi-gurikoo neen, kaakashi-gurikoo neeran |
kaakashi-gurikoo neentan, kaakashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kaakashi-gurisaru |
kaakashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kaakashi-misheen |
kaakashi-misheentan |
kaakashi-misooran |
kaakashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kaakashi-misheeru |
kaakashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kaakashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kaakasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kaakasu-shi |
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Concessive |
kaakasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kaakasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kaakasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kaakasu-raa |
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Questions |
kaakasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kaakasabiyun, |
kaakasabitan |
kaakasabiran |
kaakasabirantan |
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ATT |
kaakasabiyuru, |
kaakasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kaakashumi |
kaakachii |
kaakasani |
kaakasantii |
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：かわかす【乾かす】