🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
めーすん【燃ーすん・燃すん】 : meesun | define meaning
meesun
Pronunciation: [meːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To burn; to light (a fire)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もやす【燃やす】 moyasu "to burn".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 燃ーすん 燃すん |
| Kana | めーすん |
| Romanization | meesun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [meːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
meesun |
meechan |
meesan |
meesantan |
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ATT |
meesuru |
meecharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
meechoon |
meechootan |
meecheewuran |
meecheewurantan |
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ATT |
meechooru |
meechootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
meesasun |
meesachan |
meesasan |
meesasantan |
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ATT |
meesasuru |
meesacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
meesariyun, |
meesaritan, |
meesariran, |
meesarirantan, |
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ATT |
meesariyuru, |
meesaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
meesasariyun, |
meesasaritan |
meesasariran |
meesasarirantan |
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ATT |
meesasariyuru, |
meesasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
meecheen |
meecheetan |
meecheeneen |
meecheeneentan |
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ATT |
meecheeru |
meecheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
meechoochun |
meechoochan |
meecheeukan |
meecheeukantan |
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ATT |
meechoochuru |
meechoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mees- |
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Dictionary |
meesun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
meesuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
meesu- |
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Adverbial |
meeshi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
meesa |
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Conjunctive |
meechi |
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Representative |
meechai |
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Imperative |
meeshi, |
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Conditional |
meeshee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
meesuru haji |
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So as to... |
meesuru gutu |
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Before... |
meesuru mee |
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While... |
meesuru qweeda, meesuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
meesuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
meechi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
meechi-kwiin |
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Completive |
meechi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
meechi-n |
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After... |
meechi-kara |
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After... |
meechi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
meeshi-busan |
meeshi-busantan |
meeshi-bushikoo neen, meeshi-bushikoo neeran |
meeshi-bushikoo neentan, meeshi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meeshi-busaru |
meeshi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
meeshi-yassan |
meeshi-yassantan |
meeshi-yashikoo neen, meeshi-yashikoo neeran |
meeshi-yashikoo neentan, meeshi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meeshi-yassaru |
meeshi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
meeshi-gurisan |
meeshi-gurisantan |
meeshi-gurikoo neen, meeshi-gurikoo neeran |
meeshi-gurikoo neentan, meeshi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meeshi-gurisaru |
meeshi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
meeshi-misheen |
meeshi-misheentan |
meeshi-misooran |
meeshi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
meeshi-misheeru |
meeshi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
meeshi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
meesu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
meesu-shi |
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Concessive |
meesu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
meesu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
meesu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
meesu-raa |
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Questions |
meesu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
meesabiyun, |
meesabitan |
meesabiran |
meesabirantan |
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ATT |
meesabiyuru, |
meesabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
meeshumi |
meechii |
meesani |
meesantii |
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：もやす【燃やす】、ひをつける【火をつける】、やく【焼く・燬く・焚く】