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ぬむん【飲むん】

numun

Definition

Transitive verb

  1. To drink; to swallow

Etymology

Derived from のむ【飲む】 nomu "to drink".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji飲むん
Kanaぬむん
Romanizationnumun

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: numun ~ nunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

numun,
nunun

nudan

numan

numantan

ATT

numuru,
nunuru

nudaru

Progressive

PRED

nudoon

nudootan

nudeewuran

nudeewurantan

ATT

nudooru

nudootaru

Causative

PRED

numasun

numachan

numasan

numasantan

ATT

numasuru

numacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

numariyun,
numariin

numaritan,
numattan

numariran,
numaran

numarirantan,
numaratan

ATT

numariyuru,
numariiru

numaritaru,
numattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

numasariyun,
numasariin

numasaritan

numasariran

numasarirantan

ATT

numasariyuru,
numasariiru

numasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

nudeen

nudeetan

nudeeneen

nudeeneentan

ATT

nudeeru

nudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

nudoochun

nudoochan

nudeeukan

nudeeukantan

ATT

nudoochuru

nudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

num-

Dictionary

numun,
nunun

Attributive or Adnominal

numuru,
nunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

numu-,
nunu-

Adverbial

numi

Volitional-Presumptive

numa

Conjunctive

nudi

Representative

nudai

Imperative

numi,
numee

Conditional

numee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

numuru haji,
nunuru haji

So as to...

numuru gutu,
nunuru gutu

Before...

numuru mee,
nunuru mee

While...

numuru qweeda, numuru-qweema,
nunuru qweeda, nunuru-qweema

Purpose

numuru tami ni,
nunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

nudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

nudi-kwiin

Completive

nudi-neen

Concessive conditional

nudi-n

After...

nudi-kara

After...

nudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

numi-busan

numi-busantan

numi-bushikoo neen,

numi-bushikoo neeran

numi-bushikoo neentan,

numi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

numi-busaru

numi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

numi-yassan

numi-yassantan

numi-yashikoo neen,

numi-yashikoo neeran

numi-yashikoo neentan,

numi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

numi-yassaru

numi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

numi-gurisan

numi-gurisantan

numi-gurikoo neen,

numi-gurikoo neeran

numi-gurikoo neentan,

numi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

numi-gurisaru

numi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

numi-misheen

numi-misheentan

numi-misooran

numi-misoorantan

ATT

numi-misheeru

numi-misheetaru,
numi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

numi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

numu-tan

Nominalizing

numu-shi

Concessive

numu-shiga

Cause-effect

numu-kutu

Prohibitive

numu-na

Provisional conditional

numu-raa

Questions

numu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

numabiyun,
numabiin

numabitan

numabiran

numabirantan

ATT

numabiyuru,
numabiiru

numabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

numi

nudii

numani

numantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, March 12). ぬむん【飲むん】 : numun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/163/numun/.