🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かわちゅん【渇ちゅん】 : kawachun | define meaning
kawachun
Pronunciation: [kawat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be thirsty
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かわく【渇く】 kawaku "to be thirsty".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 渇ちゅん |
| Kana | かわちゅん |
| Romanization | kawachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kawat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kawachun |
kawachan |
kawakan |
kawakantan |
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ATT |
kawachuru |
kawacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kawachoon |
kawachootan |
kawacheewuran |
kawacheewurantan |
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ATT |
kawachooru |
kawachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kawakasun |
kawakachan |
kawakasan |
kawakasantan |
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ATT |
kawakasuru |
kawakacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kawakariyun, |
kawakaritan, |
kawakariran, |
kawakarirantan, |
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ATT |
kawakariyuru, |
kawakaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kawakasariyun, |
kawakasaritan |
kawakasariran |
kawakasarirantan |
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ATT |
kawakasariyuru, |
kawakasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kawacheen |
kawacheetan |
kawacheeneen |
kawacheeneentan |
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ATT |
kawacheeru |
kawacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kawachoochun |
kawachoochan |
kawacheeukan |
kawacheeukantan |
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ATT |
kawachoochuru |
kawachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kawak- |
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Dictionary |
kawachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kawachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kawachu- |
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Adverbial |
kawachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kawaka |
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Conjunctive |
kawachi |
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Representative |
kawachai |
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Imperative |
kawaki, |
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Conditional |
kawakee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kawachuru haji |
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So as to... |
kawachuru gutu |
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Before... |
kawachuru mee |
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While... |
kawachuru qweeda, kawanuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kawachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kawachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kawachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kawachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kawachi-n |
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After... |
kawachi-kara |
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After... |
kawachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kawachi-busan |
kawachi-busantan |
kawachi-bushikoo neen, kawachi-bushikoo neeran |
kawachi-bushikoo neentan, kawachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kawachi-busaru |
kawachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kawachi-yassan |
kawachi-yassantan |
kawachi-yashikoo neen, kawachi-yashikoo neeran |
kawachi-yashikoo neentan, kawachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kawachi-yassaru |
kawachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kawachi-gurisan |
kawachi-gurisantan |
kawachi-gurikoo neen, kawachi-gurikoo neeran |
kawachi-gurikoo neentan, kawachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kawachi-gurisaru |
kawachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kawachi-misheen |
kawachi-misheentan |
kawachi-misooran |
kawachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kawachi-misheeru |
kawachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kawachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kawachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kawachu-shi |
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Concessive |
kawachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kawachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kawachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kawachu-raa |
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Questions |
kawachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kawachabiyun, |
kawachabitan |
kawachabiran |
kawachabirantan |
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ATT |
kawachabiyuru, |
kawachabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kawachumi |
kawachii |
kawakani |
kawakantii |
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：かわく【渇く】