🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
からすん【枯らすん】 : karasun | define meaning
karasun
Pronunciation: [kaɾasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To let dry; to cause something to dry up
- To cause to wither; to kill (a plant)
Etymology
Possibly cognate with standard Japanese からす【枯らす】 karasu "to let dry"
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dry, to. Karacháoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 枯らすん |
| Kana | からすん |
| Romanization | karasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kaɾasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
karasun |
karachan |
karasan |
karasantan |
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ATT |
karasuru |
karacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
karachoon |
karachootan |
karacheewuran |
karacheewurantan |
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ATT |
karachooru |
karachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
karasasun |
karasachan |
karasasan |
karasasantan |
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ATT |
karasasuru |
karasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
karasariyun, |
karasaritan, |
karasariran, |
karasarirantan, |
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ATT |
karasariyuru, |
karasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
karasasariyun, |
karasasaritan |
karasasariran |
karasasarirantan |
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ATT |
karasasariyuru, |
karasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
karacheen |
karacheetan |
karacheeneen |
karacheeneentan |
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ATT |
karacheeru |
karacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
karachoochun |
karachoochan |
karacheeukan |
karacheeukantan |
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ATT |
karachoochuru |
karachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
karas- |
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Dictionary |
karasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
karasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
karasu- |
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Adverbial |
karashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
karasa |
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Conjunctive |
karachi |
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Representative |
karachai |
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Imperative |
karashi, |
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Conditional |
karashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
karasuru haji |
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So as to... |
karasuru gutu |
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Before... |
karasuru mee |
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While... |
karasuru qweeda, karasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
karasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
karachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
karachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
karachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
karachi-n |
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After... |
karachi-kara |
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After... |
karachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
karashi-busan |
karashi-busantan |
karashi-bushikoo neen, karashi-bushikoo neeran |
karashi-bushikoo neentan, karashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
karashi-busaru |
karashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
karashi-yassan |
karashi-yassantan |
karashi-yashikoo neen, karashi-yashikoo neeran |
karashi-yashikoo neentan, karashi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
karashi-yassaru |
karashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
karashi-gurisan |
karashi-gurisantan |
karashi-gurikoo neen, karashi-gurikoo neeran |
karashi-gurikoo neentan, karashi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
karashi-gurisaru |
karashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
karashi-misheen |
karashi-misheentan |
karashi-misooran |
karashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
karashi-misheeru |
karashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
karashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
karasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
karasu-shi |
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Concessive |
karasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
karasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
karasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
karasu-raa |
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Questions |
karasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
karasabiyun, |
karasabitan |
karasabiran |
karasabirantan |
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ATT |
karasabiyuru, |
karasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
karashumi |
karachii |
karasani |
karasantii |
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：からす【枯らす】