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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ならすん【鳴らすん】

narasun

Pronunciation: [naɾasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To make a sound; to produce a sound; to sound; to ring

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ならす【鳴らす】 narasu "to make a sound".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fire, to, a gun. Narashoong".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji鳴らすん
Kanaならすん
Romanizationnarasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[naɾasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: narasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

narasun

narachan

narasan

narasantan

ATT

narasuru

naracharu

Progressive

PRED

narachoon

narachootan

naracheewuran

naracheewurantan

ATT

narachooru

narachootaru

Causative

PRED

narasasun

narasachan

narasasan

narasasantan

ATT

narasasuru

narasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

narasariyun,
narasariin

narasaritan,
narasattan

narasariran,
narasaran

narasarirantan,
narasaratan

ATT

narasariyuru,
narasariiru

narasaritaru,
narasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

narasasariyun,
narasasariin

narasasaritan

narasasariran

narasasarirantan

ATT

narasasariyuru,
narasasariiru

narasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

naracheen

naracheetan

naracheeneen

naracheeneentan

ATT

naracheeru

naracheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

narachoochun

narachoochan

naracheeukan

naracheeukantan

ATT

narachoochuru

narachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

naras-

Dictionary

narasun

Attributive or Adnominal

narasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

narasu-

Adverbial

narashi

Volitional-Presumptive

narasa

Conjunctive

narachi

Representative

narachai

Imperative

narashi,
narashee

Conditional

narashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

narasuru haji

So as to...

narasuru gutu

Before...

narasuru mee

While...

narasuru qweeda, narasuru-qweema

Purpose

narasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

narachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

narachi-kwiin

Completive

narachi-neen

Concessive conditional

narachi-n

After...

narachi-kara

After...

narachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

narashi-busan

narashi-busantan

narashi-bushikoo neen,

narashi-bushikoo neeran

narashi-bushikoo neentan,

narashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

narashi-busaru

narashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

narashi-yassan

narashi-yassantan

narashi-yashikoo neen,

narashi-yashikoo neeran

narashi-yashikoo neentan,

narashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

narashi-yassaru

narashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

narashi-gurisan

narashi-gurisantan

narashi-gurikoo neen,

narashi-gurikoo neeran

narashi-gurikoo neentan,

narashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

narashi-gurisaru

narashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

narashi-misheen

narashi-misheentan

narashi-misooran

narashi-misoorantan

ATT

narashi-misheeru

narashi-misheetaru,
narashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

narashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

narasu-tan

Nominalizing

narasu-shi

Concessive

narasu-shiga

Cause-effect

narasu-kutu

Prohibitive

narasu-na

Provisional conditional

narasu-raa

Questions

narasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

narasabiyun,
narasabiin

narasabitan

narasabiran

narasabirantan

ATT

narasabiyuru,
narasabiiru

narasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

narashumi

narachii

narasani

narasantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). ならすん【鳴らすん】 : narasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8267/narasun/.