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わかすん【沸かすん・鎔かすん】

wakasun

Pronunciation: [wakasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To boil; to heat

Etymology

Cognate with or borrowed from Japanese わかす【沸かす・鎔かす】 wakasu "to boil".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji沸かすん
鎔かすん
Kanaわかすん
Romanizationwakasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[wakasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: wakasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

wakasun

wakachan

wakasan

wakasantan

ATT

wakasuru

wakacharu

Progressive

PRED

wakachoon

wakachootan

wakacheewuran

wakacheewurantan

ATT

wakachooru

wakachootaru

Causative

PRED

wakasasun

wakasachan

wakasasan

wakasasantan

ATT

wakasasuru

wakasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

wakasariyun,
wakasariin

wakasaritan,
wakasattan

wakasariran,
wakasaran

wakasarirantan,
wakasaratan

ATT

wakasariyuru,
wakasariiru

wakasaritaru,
wakasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

wakasasariyun,
wakasasariin

wakasasaritan

wakasasariran

wakasasarirantan

ATT

wakasasariyuru,
wakasasariiru

wakasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

wakacheen

wakacheetan

wakacheeneen

wakacheeneentan

ATT

wakacheeru

wakacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

wakachoochun

wakachoochan

wakacheeukan

wakacheeukantan

ATT

wakachoochuru

wakachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

wakas-

Dictionary

wakasun

Attributive or Adnominal

wakasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

wakasu-

Adverbial

wakashi

Volitional-Presumptive

wakasa

Conjunctive

wakachi

Representative

wakachai

Imperative

wakashi,
wakashee

Conditional

wakashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

wakasuru haji

So as to...

wakasuru gutu

Before...

wakasuru mee

While...

wakasuru qweeda, wakasuru-qweema

Purpose

wakasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

wakachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

wakachi-kwiin

Completive

wakachi-neen

Concessive conditional

wakachi-n

After...

wakachi-kara

After...

wakachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

wakashi-busan

wakashi-busantan

wakashi-bushikoo neen,

wakashi-bushikoo neeran

wakashi-bushikoo neentan,

wakashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

wakashi-busaru

wakashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

wakashi-yassan

wakashi-yassantan

wakashi-yashikoo neen,

wakashi-yashikoo neeran

wakashi-yashikoo neentan,

wakashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

wakashi-yassaru

wakashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

wakashi-gurisan

wakashi-gurisantan

wakashi-gurikoo neen,

wakashi-gurikoo neeran

wakashi-gurikoo neentan,

wakashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

wakashi-gurisaru

wakashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

wakashi-misheen

wakashi-misheentan

wakashi-misooran

wakashi-misoorantan

ATT

wakashi-misheeru

wakashi-misheetaru,
wakashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

wakashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

wakasu-tan

Nominalizing

wakasu-shi

Concessive

wakasu-shiga

Cause-effect

wakasu-kutu

Prohibitive

wakasu-na

Provisional conditional

wakasu-raa

Questions

wakasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

wakasabiyun,
wakasabiin

wakasabitan

wakasabiran

wakasabirantan

ATT

wakasabiyuru,
wakasabiiru

wakasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

wakashumi

wakachii

wakasani

wakasantii

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 9). わかすん【沸かすん・鎔かすん】 : wakasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8882/wakasun/.