🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あばちゅん : abachun | define meaning
abachun
Pronunciation: [ʔabat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To have too many clothes that no longer fit
- To be overloaded; to be swamped; to be overwhelmed
Etymology
Cognate with Middle Japanese あばく abaku "to fit in" (mainly only used in its negative form).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | あばちゅん |
| Romanization | abachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔabat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
abachun |
abachan |
abakan |
abakantan |
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ATT |
abachuru |
abacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
abachoon |
abachootan |
abacheewuran |
abacheewurantan |
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ATT |
abachooru |
abachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
abakasun |
abakachan |
abakasan |
abakasantan |
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ATT |
abakasuru |
abakacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
abakariyun, |
abakaritan, |
abakariran, |
abakarirantan, |
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ATT |
abakariyuru, |
abakaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
abakasariyun, |
abakasaritan |
abakasariran |
abakasarirantan |
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ATT |
abakasariyuru, |
abakasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
abacheen |
abacheetan |
abacheeneen |
abacheeneentan |
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ATT |
abacheeru |
abacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
abachoochun |
abachoochan |
abacheeukan |
abacheeukantan |
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ATT |
abachoochuru |
abachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
abak- |
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Dictionary |
abachun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
abachuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
abachu- |
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Adverbial |
abachi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
abaka |
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Conjunctive |
abachi |
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Representative |
abachai |
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Imperative |
abaki, |
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Conditional |
abakee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
abachuru haji |
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So as to... |
abachuru gutu |
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Before... |
abachuru mee |
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While... |
abachuru qweeda, abanuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
abachuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
abachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
abachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
abachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
abachi-n |
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After... |
abachi-kara |
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After... |
abachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
abachi-busan |
abachi-busantan |
abachi-bushikoo neen, abachi-bushikoo neeran |
abachi-bushikoo neentan, abachi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
abachi-busaru |
abachi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
abachi-yassan |
abachi-yassantan |
abachi-yashikoo neen, abachi-yashikoo neeran |
abachi-yashikoo neentan, abachi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
abachi-yassaru |
abachi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
abachi-gurisan |
abachi-gurisantan |
abachi-gurikoo neen, abachi-gurikoo neeran |
abachi-gurikoo neentan, abachi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
abachi-gurisaru |
abachi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
abachi-misheen |
abachi-misheentan |
abachi-misooran |
abachi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
abachi-misheeru |
abachi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
abachi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
abachu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
abachu-shi |
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Concessive |
abachu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
abachu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
abachu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
abachu-raa |
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Questions |
abachu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
abachabiyun, |
abachabitan |
abachabiran |
abachabirantan |
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ATT |
abachabiyuru, |
abachabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
abachumi |
abachii |
abakani |
abakantii |
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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