🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あかすん【明かすん】 : akasun | define meaning
akasun
Pronunciation: [ʔakasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To spend (the night); to stay up
- To reveal
- To guess correctly
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あかす【明かす】 akasu "to reveal".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 明かすん |
| Kana | あかすん |
| Romanization | akasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔakasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
akasun |
akachan |
akasan |
akasantan |
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ATT |
akasuru |
akacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
akachoon |
akachootan |
akacheewuran |
akacheewurantan |
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ATT |
akachooru |
akachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
akasasun |
akasachan |
akasasan |
akasasantan |
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ATT |
akasasuru |
akasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
akasariyun, |
akasaritan, |
akasariran, |
akasarirantan, |
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ATT |
akasariyuru, |
akasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
akasasariyun, |
akasasaritan |
akasasariran |
akasasarirantan |
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ATT |
akasasariyuru, |
akasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
akacheen |
akacheetan |
akacheeneen |
akacheeneentan |
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ATT |
akacheeru |
akacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
akachoochun |
akachoochan |
akacheeukan |
akacheeukantan |
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ATT |
akachoochuru |
akachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
akas- |
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Dictionary |
akasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
akasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
akasu- |
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Adverbial |
akashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
akasa |
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Conjunctive |
akachi |
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Representative |
akachai |
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Imperative |
akashi, |
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Conditional |
akashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
akasuru haji |
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So as to... |
akasuru gutu |
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Before... |
akasuru mee |
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While... |
akasuru qweeda, akasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
akasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
akachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
akachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
akachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
akachi-n |
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After... |
akachi-kara |
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After... |
akachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
akashi-busan |
akashi-busantan |
akashi-bushikoo neen, akashi-bushikoo neeran |
akashi-bushikoo neentan, akashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
akashi-busaru |
akashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
akashi-yassan |
akashi-yassantan |
akashi-yashikoo neen, akashi-yashikoo neeran |
akashi-yashikoo neentan, akashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
akashi-yassaru |
akashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
akashi-gurisan |
akashi-gurisantan |
akashi-gurikoo neen, akashi-gurikoo neeran |
akashi-gurikoo neentan, akashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
akashi-gurisaru |
akashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
akashi-misheen |
akashi-misheentan |
akashi-misooran |
akashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
akashi-misheeru |
akashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
akashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
akasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
akasu-shi |
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Concessive |
akasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
akasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
akasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
akasu-raa |
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Questions |
akasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
akasabiyun, |
akasabitan |
akasabiran |
akasabirantan |
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ATT |
akasabiyuru, |
akasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
akashumi |
akachii |
akasani |
akasantii |
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：あかす【明かす】、いいあてる【言い当てる・言当てる】