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にじむん : nijimun | define meaning
nijimun
Pronunciation: [nid͡ʑimuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To pinch
Etymology
Cognate to Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto ねずむ nezumu; Kagoshima ねずん nezun; Okinawan にじむん nijimun and にじーん nijiin "to pinch".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | にじむん |
| Romanization | nijimun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nid͡ʑimuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nijimun,
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nijidan |
nijiman |
nijimantan |
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ATT |
nijimuru,
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nijidaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nijidoon |
nijidootan |
nijideewuran |
nijideewurantan |
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ATT |
nijidooru |
nijidootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nijimasun |
nijimachan |
nijimasan |
nijimasantan |
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ATT |
nijimasuru |
nijimacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nijimariyun, |
nijimaritan, |
nijimariran, |
nijimarirantan, |
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ATT |
nijimariyuru, |
nijimaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nijimasariyun, |
nijimasaritan |
nijimasariran |
nijimasarirantan |
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ATT |
nijimasariyuru, |
nijimasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nijideen |
nijideetan |
nijideeneen |
nijideeneentan |
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ATT |
nijideeru |
nijideetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nijidoochun |
nijidoochan |
nijideeukan |
nijideeukantan |
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ATT |
nijidoochuru |
nijidoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nijim- |
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Dictionary |
nijimun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nijimuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nijimu-,
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Adverbial |
nijimi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nijima |
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Conjunctive |
nijidi |
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Representative |
nijidai |
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Imperative |
nijimi, |
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Conditional |
nijimee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nijimuru haji,
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So as to... |
nijimuru gutu,
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Before... |
nijimuru mee,
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While... |
nijimuru qweeda, nijimuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
nijimuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nijidi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nijidi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nijidi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nijidi-n |
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After... |
nijidi-kara |
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After... |
nijidi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nijimi-busan |
nijimi-busantan |
nijimi-bushikoo neen, nijimi-bushikoo neeran |
nijimi-bushikoo neentan, nijimi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijimi-busaru |
nijimi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nijimi-yassan |
nijimi-yassantan |
nijimi-yashikoo neen, nijimi-yashikoo neeran |
nijimi-yashikoo neentan, nijimi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijimi-yassaru |
nijimi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nijimi-gurisan |
nijimi-gurisantan |
nijimi-gurikoo neen, nijimi-gurikoo neeran |
nijimi-gurikoo neentan, nijimi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijimi-gurisaru |
nijimi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nijimi-misheen |
nijimi-misheentan |
nijimi-misooran |
nijimi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nijimi-misheeru |
nijimi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nijimi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nijimu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nijimu-shi |
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Concessive |
nijimu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nijimu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nijimu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nijimu-raa |
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Questions |
nijimu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nijimabiyun, |
nijimabitan |
nijimabiran |
nijimabirantan |
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ATT |
nijimabiyuru, |
nijimabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nijimumi |
nijidii |
nijimani |
nijimantii |
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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