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さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】

sabachun

Pronunciation: [sabat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To comb
  2. To sort (e.g. threads); to divide

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese さばく【捌く】 sabaku "to handle, to arrange, to sort".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji捌ちゅん
Kanaさばちゅん
Romanizationsabachun
Pronunciation (IPA)[sabat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: sabachun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

sabachun

sabachan

sabakan

sabakantan

ATT

sabachuru

sabacharu

Progressive

PRED

sabachoon

sabachootan

sabacheewuran

sabacheewurantan

ATT

sabachooru

sabachootaru

Causative

PRED

sabakasun

sabakachan

sabakasan

sabakasantan

ATT

sabakasuru

sabakacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

sabakariyun,
sabakariin

sabakaritan,
sabakattan

sabakariran,
sabakaran

sabakarirantan,
sabakaratan

ATT

sabakariyuru,
sabakariiru

sabakaritaru,
sabakattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

sabakasariyun,
sabakasariin

sabakasaritan

sabakasariran

sabakasarirantan

ATT

sabakasariyuru,
sabakasariiru

sabakasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

sabacheen

sabacheetan

sabacheeneen

sabacheeneentan

ATT

sabacheeru

sabacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

sabachoochun

sabachoochan

sabacheeukan

sabacheeukantan

ATT

sabachoochuru

sabachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

sabak-

Dictionary

sabachun

Attributive or Adnominal

sabachuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

sabachu-

Adverbial

sabachi

Volitional-Presumptive

sabaka

Conjunctive

sabachi

Representative

sabachai

Imperative

sabaki,
sabakee

Conditional

sabakee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

sabachuru haji

So as to...

sabachuru gutu

Before...

sabachuru mee

While...

sabachuru qweeda, sabanuru-qweema

Purpose

sabachuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

sabachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

sabachi-kwiin

Completive

sabachi-neen

Concessive conditional

sabachi-n

After...

sabachi-kara

After...

sabachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

sabachi-busan

sabachi-busantan

sabachi-bushikoo neen,

sabachi-bushikoo neeran

sabachi-bushikoo neentan,

sabachi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

sabachi-busaru

sabachi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

sabachi-yassan

sabachi-yassantan

sabachi-yashikoo neen,

sabachi-yashikoo neeran

sabachi-yashikoo neentan,

sabachi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

sabachi-yassaru

sabachi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

sabachi-gurisan

sabachi-gurisantan

sabachi-gurikoo neen,

sabachi-gurikoo neeran

sabachi-gurikoo neentan,

sabachi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

sabachi-gurisaru

sabachi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

sabachi-misheen

sabachi-misheentan

sabachi-misooran

sabachi-misoorantan

ATT

sabachi-misheeru

sabachi-misheetaru,
sabachi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

sabachi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

sabachu-tan

Nominalizing

sabachu-shi

Concessive

sabachu-shiga

Cause-effect

sabachu-kutu

Prohibitive

sabachu-na

Provisional conditional

sabachu-raa

Questions

sabachu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

sabachabiyun,
sabachabiin

sabachabitan

sabachabiran

sabachabirantan

ATT

sabachabiyuru,
sabachabiiru

sabachabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

sabachumi

sabachii

sabakani

sabakantii

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:くしけずる【梳る】、かみをすく【髪を梳く・髪をすく】、かみをとく【髪を梳く・髪をとく】、かみをとかす【髪を梳かす、さばく【捌く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 6). さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】 : sabachun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2063/sabachun/.