🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くるすん【殺すん】 : kurusun | define meaning
kurusun
Pronunciation: [kuɾusuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To kill (especially an animal); to sacrifice
- To hit; to strike; to attack; to beat; to punish
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese verb ころす【殺す】 korosu "to kill".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 殺すん |
Kana | くるすん |
Romanization | kurusun |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuɾusuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
Indicative |
PRED |
kurusun |
kuruchan |
kurusan |
kurusantan |
ATT |
kurusuru |
kurucharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kuruchoon |
kuruchootan |
kurucheewuran |
kurucheewurantan |
ATT |
kuruchooru |
kuruchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kurusasun |
kurusachan |
kurusasan |
kurusasantan |
ATT |
kurusasuru |
kurusacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kurusariyun, |
kurusaritan, |
kurusariran, |
kurusarirantan, |
ATT |
kurusariyuru, |
kurusaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kurusasariyun, |
kurusasaritan |
kurusasariran |
kurusasarirantan |
ATT |
kurusasariyuru, |
kurusasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kurucheen |
kurucheetan |
kurucheeneen |
kurucheeneentan |
ATT |
kurucheeru |
kurucheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kuruchoochun |
kuruchoochan |
kurucheeukan |
kurucheeukantan |
ATT |
kuruchoochuru |
kuruchoocharu |
Form |
Construction |
Root |
kurus- |
Dictionary |
kurusun |
Attributive or Adnominal |
kurusuru |
Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kurusu- |
Adverbial |
kurushi |
Volitional-Presumptive |
kurusa |
Conjunctive |
kuruchi |
Representative |
kuruchai |
Imperative |
kurushi, |
Conditional |
kurushee |
Form |
Construction |
Conjecture |
kurusuru haji |
So as to... |
kurusuru gutu |
Before... |
kurusuru mee |
While... |
kurusuru qweeda, kurusuru-qweema |
Purpose |
kurusuru tami ni |
Form |
Construction |
Request |
kuruchi-kwimisooree |
Benefactive |
kuruchi-kwiin |
Completive |
kuruchi-neen |
Concessive conditional |
kuruchi-n |
After... |
kuruchi-kara |
After... |
kuruchi-atu |
Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
Desiderative |
PRED |
kurushi-busan |
kurushi-busantan |
kurushi-bushikoo neen, kurushi-bushikoo neeran |
kurushi-bushikoo neentan, kurushi-bushikoo neerantan |
ATT |
kurushi-busaru |
kurushi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kurushi-yassan |
kurushi-yassantan |
kurushi-yashikoo neen, kurushi-yashikoo neeran |
kurushi-yashikoo neentan, kurushi-yashikoo neerantan |
ATT |
kurushi-yassaru |
kurushi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kurushi-gurisan |
kurushi-gurisantan |
kurushi-gurikoo neen, kurushi-gurikoo neeran |
kurushi-gurikoo neentan, kurushi-gurikoo neerantan |
ATT |
kurushi-gurisaru |
kurushi-gurisataru |
Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
Exalting |
PRED |
kurushi-misheen |
kurushi-misheentan |
kurushi-misooran |
kurushi-misoorantan |
ATT |
kurushi-misheeru |
kurushi-misheetaru, |
Form |
Construction |
While (simultaneously)... |
kurushi-gachii |
Form |
Construction |
Reported past |
kurusu-tan |
Nominalizing |
kurusu-shi |
Concessive |
kurusu-shiga |
Cause-effect |
kurusu-kutu |
Prohibitive |
kurusu-na |
Provisional conditional |
kurusu-raa |
Questions |
kurusu-ga |
Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
Polite |
PRED |
kurusabiyun, |
kurusabitan |
kurusabiran |
kurusabirantan |
ATT |
kurusabiyuru, |
kurusabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kurushumi |
kuruchii |
kurusani |
kurusantii |
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:ころす【殺す】、なぐる【殴る】、うつ【打つ】、こらす【懲らす】