🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
わちゅん【沸ちゅん】 : wachun | define meaning
wachun
Pronunciation: [wat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To boil
- ゆーぬわちゅん【湯ぬ涌ちゅん】
yuu nu wachun
"To boil water"
- ゆーぬわちゅん【湯ぬ涌ちゅん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese わく【沸く】 waku "to boil".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 沸ちゅん |
| Kana | わちゅん |
| Romanization | wachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [wat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wachun |
wachan |
wakan |
wakantan |
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ATT |
wachuru |
wacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
wachoon |
wachootan |
wacheewuran |
wacheewurantan |
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ATT |
wachooru |
wachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
wakasun |
wakachan |
wakasan |
wakasantan |
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ATT |
wakasuru |
wakacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
wakariyun, |
wakaritan, |
wakariran, |
wakarirantan, |
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ATT |
wakariyuru, |
wakaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
wakasariyun, |
wakasaritan |
wakasariran |
wakasarirantan |
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ATT |
wakasariyuru, |
wakasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wacheen |
wacheetan |
wacheeneen |
wacheeneentan |
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ATT |
wacheeru |
wacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
wachoochun |
wachoochan |
wacheeukan |
wacheeukantan |
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ATT |
wachoochuru |
wachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wak- |
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Dictionary |
wachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wachu- |
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Adverbial |
wachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
waka |
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Conjunctive |
wachi |
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Representative |
wachai |
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Imperative |
waki, |
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Conditional |
wakee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
wachuru haji |
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So as to... |
wachuru gutu |
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Before... |
wachuru mee |
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While... |
wachuru qweeda, wanuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
wachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
wachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
wachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
wachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
wachi-n |
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After... |
wachi-kara |
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After... |
wachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
wachi-busan |
wachi-busantan |
wachi-bushikoo neen, wachi-bushikoo neeran |
wachi-bushikoo neentan, wachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wachi-busaru |
wachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
wachi-yassan |
wachi-yassantan |
wachi-yashikoo neen, wachi-yashikoo neeran |
wachi-yashikoo neentan, wachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wachi-yassaru |
wachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
wachi-gurisan |
wachi-gurisantan |
wachi-gurikoo neen, wachi-gurikoo neeran |
wachi-gurikoo neentan, wachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wachi-gurisaru |
wachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
wachi-misheen |
wachi-misheentan |
wachi-misooran |
wachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
wachi-misheeru |
wachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
wachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
wachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
wachu-shi |
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Concessive |
wachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
wachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
wachu-raa |
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Questions |
wachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wachabiyun, |
wachabitan |
wachabiran |
wachabirantan |
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ATT |
wachabiyuru, |
wachabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wachumi |
wachii |
wakani |
wakantii |
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：わく【沸く】