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くるすん【殺すん】

kurusun

Pronunciation: [kuɾusuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To kill (especially an animal); to sacrifice
  2. 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

OrthographyForm
Kanji殺すん
Kanaくるすん
Romanizationkurusun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kuɾusuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: kurusun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kurusun

kuruchan

kurusan

kurusantan

ATT

kurusuru

kurucharu

Progressive

PRED

kuruchoon

kuruchootan

kurucheewuran

kurucheewurantan

ATT

kuruchooru

kuruchootaru

Causative

PRED

kurusasun

kurusachan

kurusasan

kurusasantan

ATT

kurusasuru

kurusacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kurusariyun,
kurusariin

kurusaritan,
kurusattan

kurusariran,
kurusaran

kurusarirantan,
kurusaratan

ATT

kurusariyuru,
kurusariiru

kurusaritaru,
kurusattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kurusasariyun,
kurusasariin

kurusasaritan

kurusasariran

kurusasarirantan

ATT

kurusasariyuru,
kurusasariiru

kurusasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kurucheen

kurucheetan

kurucheeneen

kurucheeneentan

ATT

kurucheeru

kurucheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kuruchoochun

kuruchoochan

kurucheeukan

kurucheeukantan

ATT

kuruchoochuru

kuruchoocharu

Base forms

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,
kurushee

Conditional

kurushee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kurusuru haji

So as to...

kurusuru gutu

Before...

kurusuru mee

While...

kurusuru qweeda, kurusuru-qweema

Purpose

kurusuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kuruchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kuruchi-kwiin

Completive

kuruchi-neen

Concessive conditional

kuruchi-n

After...

kuruchi-kara

After...

kuruchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

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

Easy to...

PRED

kurushi-yassan

kurushi-yassantan

kurushi-yashikoo neen,

kurushi-yashikoo neeran

kurushi-yashikoo neentan,

kurushi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kurushi-yassaru

kurushi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kurushi-gurisan

kurushi-gurisantan

kurushi-gurikoo neen,

kurushi-gurikoo neeran

kurushi-gurikoo neentan,

kurushi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kurushi-gurisaru

kurushi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kurushi-misheen

kurushi-misheentan

kurushi-misooran

kurushi-misoorantan

ATT

kurushi-misheeru

kurushi-misheetaru,
kurushi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kurushi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

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

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kurusabiyun,
kurusabiin

kurusabitan

kurusabiran

kurusabirantan

ATT

kurusabiyuru,
kurusabiiru

kurusabitaru

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】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, June 24). くるすん【殺すん】 : kurusun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/990/kurusun/.