🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
のーすん【直すん・治すん】 : noosun | define meaning
noosun
Pronunciation: [noːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To fix; to repair
- To treat; to heal
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese なおす【治す・直す】 naosu "to fix; to heal".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 直すん 治すん |
| Kana | のーすん |
| Romanization | noosun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [noːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
noosun |
noochan |
noosan |
noosantan |
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ATT |
noosuru |
noocharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
noochoon |
noochootan |
noocheewuran |
noocheewurantan |
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ATT |
noochooru |
noochootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
noosasun |
noosachan |
noosasan |
noosasantan |
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ATT |
noosasuru |
noosacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
noosariyun, |
noosaritan, |
noosariran, |
noosarirantan, |
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ATT |
noosariyuru, |
noosaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
noosasariyun, |
noosasaritan |
noosasariran |
noosasarirantan |
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ATT |
noosasariyuru, |
noosasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
noocheen |
noocheetan |
noocheeneen |
noocheeneentan |
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ATT |
noocheeru |
noocheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
noochoochun |
noochoochan |
noocheeukan |
noocheeukantan |
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ATT |
noochoochuru |
noochoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
noos- |
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Dictionary |
noosun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
noosuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
noosu- |
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Adverbial |
nooshi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
noosa |
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Conjunctive |
noochi |
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Representative |
noochai |
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Imperative |
nooshi, |
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Conditional |
nooshee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
noosuru haji |
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So as to... |
noosuru gutu |
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Before... |
noosuru mee |
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While... |
noosuru qweeda, noosuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
noosuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
noochi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
noochi-kwiin |
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Completive |
noochi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
noochi-n |
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After... |
noochi-kara |
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After... |
noochi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nooshi-busan |
nooshi-busantan |
nooshi-bushikoo neen, nooshi-bushikoo neeran |
nooshi-bushikoo neentan, nooshi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooshi-busaru |
nooshi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nooshi-yassan |
nooshi-yassantan |
nooshi-yashikoo neen, nooshi-yashikoo neeran |
nooshi-yashikoo neentan, nooshi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooshi-yassaru |
nooshi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nooshi-gurisan |
nooshi-gurisantan |
nooshi-gurikoo neen, nooshi-gurikoo neeran |
nooshi-gurikoo neentan, nooshi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooshi-gurisaru |
nooshi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nooshi-misheen |
nooshi-misheentan |
nooshi-misooran |
nooshi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nooshi-misheeru |
nooshi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nooshi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
noosu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
noosu-shi |
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Concessive |
noosu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
noosu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
noosu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
noosu-raa |
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Questions |
noosu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
noosabiyun, |
noosabitan |
noosabiran |
noosabirantan |
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ATT |
noosabiyuru, |
noosabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nooshumi |
noochii |
noosani |
noosantii |
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：なおす【直す・治す】