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あかはぬん【垢はぬん】

akahanun

Pronunciation: [ʔakahanuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To become dirty; to become filthy; to become stained

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji垢はぬん
Kanaあかはぬん
Romanizationakahanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔakahanuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: akahamun ~ akahanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

akahamun,
akahanun

akahadan

akahaman

akahamantan

ATT

akahamuru,
akahanuru

akahadaru

Progressive

PRED

akahadoon

akahadootan

akahadeewuran

akahadeewurantan

ATT

akahadooru

akahadootaru

Causative

PRED

akahamasun

akahamachan

akahamasan

akahamasantan

ATT

akahamasuru

akahamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

akahamariyun,
akahamariin

akahamaritan,
akahamattan

akahamariran,
akahamaran

akahamarirantan,
akahamaratan

ATT

akahamariyuru,
akahamariiru

akahamaritaru,
akahamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

akahamasariyun,
akahamasariin

akahamasaritan

akahamasariran

akahamasarirantan

ATT

akahamasariyuru,
akahamasariiru

akahamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

akahadeen

akahadeetan

akahadeeneen

akahadeeneentan

ATT

akahadeeru

akahadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

akahadoochun

akahadoochan

akahadeeukan

akahadeeukantan

ATT

akahadoochuru

akahadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

akaham-

Dictionary

akahamun,
akahanun

Attributive or Adnominal

akahamuru,
akahanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

akahamu-,
akahanu-

Adverbial

akahami

Volitional-Presumptive

akahama

Conjunctive

akahadi

Representative

akahadai

Imperative

akahami,
akahamee

Conditional

akahamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

akahamuru haji,
akahanuru haji

So as to...

akahamuru gutu,
akahanuru gutu

Before...

akahamuru mee,
akahanuru mee

While...

akahamuru qweeda, akahamuru-qweema,
akahanuru qweeda, akahanuru-qweema

Purpose

akahamuru tami ni,
akahanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

akahadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

akahadi-kwiin

Completive

akahadi-neen

Concessive conditional

akahadi-n

After...

akahadi-kara

After...

akahadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

akahami-busan

akahami-busantan

akahami-bushikoo neen,

akahami-bushikoo neeran

akahami-bushikoo neentan,

akahami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

akahami-busaru

akahami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

akahami-yassan

akahami-yassantan

akahami-yashikoo neen,

akahami-yashikoo neeran

akahami-yashikoo neentan,

akahami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

akahami-yassaru

akahami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

akahami-gurisan

akahami-gurisantan

akahami-gurikoo neen,

akahami-gurikoo neeran

akahami-gurikoo neentan,

akahami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

akahami-gurisaru

akahami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

akahami-misheen

akahami-misheentan

akahami-misooran

akahami-misoorantan

ATT

akahami-misheeru

akahami-misheetaru,
akahami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

akahami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

akahamu-tan

Nominalizing

akahamu-shi

Concessive

akahamu-shiga

Cause-effect

akahamu-kutu

Prohibitive

akahamu-na

Provisional conditional

akahamu-raa

Questions

akahamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

akahamabiyun,
akahamabiin

akahamabitan

akahamabiran

akahamabirantan

ATT

akahamabiyuru,
akahamabiiru

akahamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

akahamumi

akahadii

akahamani

akahamantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 1). あかはぬん【垢はぬん】 : akahanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8799/akahanun/.