🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っわーすん・うゎーすん・ぅわーすん : qwaasun · 'waasun | define meaning
qwaasun · 'waasun
Pronunciation: [ʔwaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To make grow; to cause to grow
- ふどぅっわーすん
fudu qwaasun
"To grow taller"
- ふどぅっわーすん
- To increase
- To make erect; to get erect; to get hard
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | っわーすん うゎーすん ぅわーすん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 敖ーすん |
| Romanization | qwaasun ʔwaasun 'waasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔwaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
qwaasun |
qwaachan |
qwaasan |
qwaasantan |
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ATT |
qwaasuru |
qwaacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
qwaachoon |
qwaachootan |
qwaacheewuran |
qwaacheewurantan |
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ATT |
qwaachooru |
qwaachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
qwaasasun |
qwaasachan |
qwaasasan |
qwaasasantan |
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ATT |
qwaasasuru |
qwaasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
qwaasariyun, |
qwaasaritan, |
qwaasariran, |
qwaasarirantan, |
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ATT |
qwaasariyuru, |
qwaasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
qwaasasariyun, |
qwaasasaritan |
qwaasasariran |
qwaasasarirantan |
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ATT |
qwaasasariyuru, |
qwaasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
qwaacheen |
qwaacheetan |
qwaacheeneen |
qwaacheeneentan |
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ATT |
qwaacheeru |
qwaacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
qwaachoochun |
qwaachoochan |
qwaacheeukan |
qwaacheeukantan |
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ATT |
qwaachoochuru |
qwaachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
qwaas- |
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Dictionary |
qwaasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
qwaasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
qwaasu- |
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Adverbial |
qwaashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
qwaasa |
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Conjunctive |
qwaachi |
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Representative |
qwaachai |
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Imperative |
qwaashi, |
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Conditional |
qwaashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
qwaasuru haji |
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So as to... |
qwaasuru gutu |
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Before... |
qwaasuru mee |
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While... |
qwaasuru qweeda, qwaasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
qwaasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
qwaachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
qwaachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
qwaachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
qwaachi-n |
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After... |
qwaachi-kara |
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After... |
qwaachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
qwaashi-busan |
qwaashi-busantan |
qwaashi-bushikoo neen, qwaashi-bushikoo neeran |
qwaashi-bushikoo neentan, qwaashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
qwaashi-busaru |
qwaashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
qwaashi-yassan |
qwaashi-yassantan |
qwaashi-yashikoo neen, qwaashi-yashikoo neeran |
qwaashi-yashikoo neentan, qwaashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
qwaashi-yassaru |
qwaashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
qwaashi-gurisan |
qwaashi-gurisantan |
qwaashi-gurikoo neen, qwaashi-gurikoo neeran |
qwaashi-gurikoo neentan, qwaashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
qwaashi-gurisaru |
qwaashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
qwaashi-misheen |
qwaashi-misheentan |
qwaashi-misooran |
qwaashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
qwaashi-misheeru |
qwaashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
qwaashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
qwaasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
qwaasu-shi |
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Concessive |
qwaasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
qwaasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
qwaasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
qwaasu-raa |
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Questions |
qwaasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
qwaasabiyun, |
qwaasabitan |
qwaasabiran |
qwaasabirantan |
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ATT |
qwaasabiyuru, |
qwaasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
qwaashumi |
qwaachii |
qwaasani |
qwaasantii |
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：せいちょうさせる【成長させる】、ふやす【殖やす・増やす】