🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やしぬん【休む】 : yashinun | define meaning
yashinun
Pronunciation: [jaɕinuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To rest; to take a break
- To take a day off
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese やすむ【休む】 yasumu "to rest".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「やすィむん」休（ヤスム）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 休む |
| Kana | やしぬん |
| Romanization | yashinun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jaɕinuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yashimun,
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yashidan |
yashiman |
yashimantan |
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ATT |
yashimuru,
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yashidaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
yashidoon |
yashidootan |
yashideewuran |
yashideewurantan |
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ATT |
yashidooru |
yashidootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
yashimasun |
yashimachan |
yashimasan |
yashimasantan |
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ATT |
yashimasuru |
yashimacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
yashimariyun, |
yashimaritan, |
yashimariran, |
yashimarirantan, |
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ATT |
yashimariyuru, |
yashimaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
yashimasariyun, |
yashimasaritan |
yashimasariran |
yashimasarirantan |
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ATT |
yashimasariyuru, |
yashimasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
yashideen |
yashideetan |
yashideeneen |
yashideeneentan |
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ATT |
yashideeru |
yashideetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
yashidoochun |
yashidoochan |
yashideeukan |
yashideeukantan |
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ATT |
yashidoochuru |
yashidoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yashim- |
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Dictionary |
yashimun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yashimuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yashimu-,
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Adverbial |
yashimi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
yashima |
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Conjunctive |
yashidi |
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Representative |
yashidai |
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Imperative |
yashimi, |
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Conditional |
yashimee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
yashimuru haji,
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So as to... |
yashimuru gutu,
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Before... |
yashimuru mee,
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While... |
yashimuru qweeda, yashimuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
yashimuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
yashidi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
yashidi-kwiin |
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Completive |
yashidi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
yashidi-n |
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After... |
yashidi-kara |
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After... |
yashidi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
yashimi-busan |
yashimi-busantan |
yashimi-bushikoo neen, yashimi-bushikoo neeran |
yashimi-bushikoo neentan, yashimi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yashimi-busaru |
yashimi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
yashimi-yassan |
yashimi-yassantan |
yashimi-yashikoo neen, yashimi-yashikoo neeran |
yashimi-yashikoo neentan, yashimi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yashimi-yassaru |
yashimi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
yashimi-gurisan |
yashimi-gurisantan |
yashimi-gurikoo neen, yashimi-gurikoo neeran |
yashimi-gurikoo neentan, yashimi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yashimi-gurisaru |
yashimi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
yashimi-misheen |
yashimi-misheentan |
yashimi-misooran |
yashimi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
yashimi-misheeru |
yashimi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
yashimi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
yashimu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
yashimu-shi |
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Concessive |
yashimu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yashimu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
yashimu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
yashimu-raa |
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Questions |
yashimu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yashimabiyun, |
yashimabitan |
yashimabiran |
yashimabirantan |
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ATT |
yashimabiyuru, |
yashimabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yashimumi |
yashidii |
yashimani |
yashimantii |
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：やすむ【休む】