🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぇーすん【囃すん】 : feesun | define meaning
feesun
Pronunciation: [ɸeːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To play accompaniment; to play accompanying music; to sing; to perform
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はやす【囃す】 hayasu "to play accompanying music (often for timekeeping during theatrical performances)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 囃すん |
| Kana | ふぇーすん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 戴ーすん |
| Romanization | feesun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸeːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
feesun |
feechan |
feesan |
feesantan |
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ATT |
feesuru |
feecharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
feechoon |
feechootan |
feecheewuran |
feecheewurantan |
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ATT |
feechooru |
feechootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
feesasun |
feesachan |
feesasan |
feesasantan |
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ATT |
feesasuru |
feesacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
feesariyun, |
feesaritan, |
feesariran, |
feesarirantan, |
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ATT |
feesariyuru, |
feesaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
feesasariyun, |
feesasaritan |
feesasariran |
feesasarirantan |
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ATT |
feesasariyuru, |
feesasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
feecheen |
feecheetan |
feecheeneen |
feecheeneentan |
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ATT |
feecheeru |
feecheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
feechoochun |
feechoochan |
feecheeukan |
feecheeukantan |
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ATT |
feechoochuru |
feechoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
fees- |
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Dictionary |
feesun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
feesuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
feesu- |
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Adverbial |
feeshi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
feesa |
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Conjunctive |
feechi |
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Representative |
feechai |
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Imperative |
feeshi, |
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Conditional |
feeshee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
feesuru haji |
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So as to... |
feesuru gutu |
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Before... |
feesuru mee |
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While... |
feesuru qweeda, feesuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
feesuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
feechi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
feechi-kwiin |
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Completive |
feechi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
feechi-n |
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After... |
feechi-kara |
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After... |
feechi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
feeshi-busan |
feeshi-busantan |
feeshi-bushikoo neen, feeshi-bushikoo neeran |
feeshi-bushikoo neentan, feeshi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
feeshi-busaru |
feeshi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
feeshi-yassan |
feeshi-yassantan |
feeshi-yashikoo neen, feeshi-yashikoo neeran |
feeshi-yashikoo neentan, feeshi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
feeshi-yassaru |
feeshi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
feeshi-gurisan |
feeshi-gurisantan |
feeshi-gurikoo neen, feeshi-gurikoo neeran |
feeshi-gurikoo neentan, feeshi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
feeshi-gurisaru |
feeshi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
feeshi-misheen |
feeshi-misheentan |
feeshi-misooran |
feeshi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
feeshi-misheeru |
feeshi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
feeshi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
feesu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
feesu-shi |
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Concessive |
feesu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
feesu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
feesu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
feesu-raa |
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Questions |
feesu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
feesabiyun, |
feesabitan |
feesabiran |
feesabirantan |
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ATT |
feesabiyuru, |
feesabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
feeshumi |
feechii |
feesani |
feesantii |
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：はやす【囃す】