すん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of すん – see the following entry.
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[noun] a Japanese measurement of length equivalent to 10 分 (bu) or approximately 3.03 cm
[noun] (by extension) a length, measurement
[noun] shortness, fewness
[noun] (historical) the fee of a 局女郎 (tsubone-jorō), set at one momme or 100 mon
[affix] sun (measurement of length)
[affix] (by extension) length, measurement
[affix] minimal, negligible
(This term, すん (sun), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as すん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as すん.)

Okinawan

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *si, from Proto-Japonic *su. Cognate with Japanese する (suru, “to do”).

Verb

すん (sun) 

  1. to do
  2. (auxiliary) Creates verbs out of nouns.
    勉強(びんちょー)すん
    binchō sun
    to study
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