🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あふぁなちゅん : afanachun | define meaning
afanachun
Pronunciation: [aɸanat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Vulgar, pejorative) To sleep
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あふぁなちゅん |
| New Okinawa Moji | あ慠なちゅん |
| Romanization | afanachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [aɸanat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
|
|
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
|
Indicative |
PRED |
afanachun |
afanachan |
afanakan |
afanakantan |
|
ATT |
afanachuru |
afanacharu |
|||
|
Progressive |
PRED |
afanachoon |
afanachootan |
afanacheewuran |
afanacheewurantan |
|
ATT |
afanachooru |
afanachootaru |
|||
|
Causative |
PRED |
afanakasun |
afanakachan |
afanakasan |
afanakasantan |
|
ATT |
afanakasuru |
afanakacharu |
|||
|
Passive and Potential |
PRED |
afanakariyun, |
afanakaritan, |
afanakariran, |
afanakarirantan, |
|
ATT |
afanakariyuru, |
afanakaritaru, |
|||
|
Causative-Passive |
PRED |
afanakasariyun, |
afanakasaritan |
afanakasariran |
afanakasarirantan |
|
ATT |
afanakasariyuru, |
afanakasariraru |
|||
|
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
afanacheen |
afanacheetan |
afanacheeneen |
afanacheeneentan |
|
ATT |
afanacheeru |
afanacheetaru |
|||
|
Preparatory |
PRED |
afanachoochun |
afanachoochan |
afanacheeukan |
afanacheeukantan |
|
ATT |
afanachoochuru |
afanachoocharu |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Root |
afanak- |
|
Dictionary |
afanachun |
|
Attributive or Adnominal |
afanachuru |
|
Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
afanachu- |
|
Adverbial |
afanachi |
|
Volitional-Presumptive |
afanaka |
|
Conjunctive |
afanachi |
|
Representative |
afanachai |
|
Imperative |
afanaki, |
|
Conditional |
afanakee |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Conjecture |
afanachuru haji |
|
So as to... |
afanachuru gutu |
|
Before... |
afanachuru mee |
|
While... |
afanachuru qweeda, afananuru-qweema |
|
Purpose |
afanachuru tami ni |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Request |
afanachi-kwimisooree |
|
Benefactive |
afanachi-kwiin |
|
Completive |
afanachi-neen |
|
Concessive conditional |
afanachi-n |
|
After... |
afanachi-kara |
|
After... |
afanachi-atu |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Desiderative |
PRED |
afanachi-busan |
afanachi-busantan |
afanachi-bushikoo neen, afanachi-bushikoo neeran |
afanachi-bushikoo neentan, afanachi-bushikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
afanachi-busaru |
afanachi-busataru |
|||
|
Easy to... |
PRED |
afanachi-yassan |
afanachi-yassantan |
afanachi-yashikoo neen, afanachi-yashikoo neeran |
afanachi-yashikoo neentan, afanachi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
afanachi-yassaru |
afanachi-yassataru |
|||
|
Hard to... |
PRED |
afanachi-gurisan |
afanachi-gurisantan |
afanachi-gurikoo neen, afanachi-gurikoo neeran |
afanachi-gurikoo neentan, afanachi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
afanachi-gurisaru |
afanachi-gurisataru |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Exalting |
PRED |
afanachi-misheen |
afanachi-misheentan |
afanachi-misooran |
afanachi-misoorantan |
|
ATT |
afanachi-misheeru |
afanachi-misheetaru, |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
While (simultaneously)... |
afanachi-gachii |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Reported past |
afanachu-tan |
|
Nominalizing |
afanachu-shi |
|
Concessive |
afanachu-shiga |
|
Cause-effect |
afanachu-kutu |
|
Prohibitive |
afanachu-na |
|
Provisional conditional |
afanachu-raa |
|
Questions |
afanachu-ga |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Polite |
PRED |
afanachabiyun, |
afanachabitan |
afanachabiran |
afanachabirantan |
|
ATT |
afanachabiyuru, |
afanachabitaru |
|||
|
Polar questions |
PRED |
afanachumi |
afanachii |
afanakani |
afanakantii |
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：ねやがる【寝やがる】、ねる【寝る】