🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅぶん【飛ぶん】 : tubun | define meaning
tubun
Pronunciation: [tubuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To fly; to soar (through the wind, in the sky, etc.)
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese とぶ【飛ぶ】 tobu "to fly; to jump".
Notes
For the meaning of "to jump; to leap", see the verb とぅぬじゅん tunujun "to jump" (or its variants とぅんじゅん tunjun and とぅんじーん tunjiin) as well as はにーん【跳にーん】 haniin "to jump; to hop; to bounce".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 飛ぶん |
| Kana | とぅぶん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢ぶん |
| Romanization | tubun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tubuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
|
|
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
|
Indicative |
PRED |
tubun |
tudan |
tuban |
tubantan |
|
ATT |
tuburu |
tudaru |
|||
|
Progressive |
PRED |
tudoon |
tudootan |
tudeewuran |
tudeewurantan |
|
ATT |
tudooru |
tudootaru |
|||
|
Causative |
PRED |
tubasun |
tubachan |
tubasan |
tubasantan |
|
ATT |
tubasuru |
tubacharu |
|||
|
Passive and Potential |
PRED |
tubariyun, |
tubaritan, |
tubariran, |
tubarirantan, |
|
ATT |
tubariyuru, |
tubaritaru, |
|||
|
Causative-Passive |
PRED |
tubasariyun, |
tubasaritan |
tubasariran |
tubasarirantan |
|
ATT |
tubasariyuru, |
tubasariraru |
|||
|
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
tudeen |
tudeetan |
tudeeneen |
tudeeneentan |
|
ATT |
tudeeru |
tudeetaru |
|||
|
Preparatory |
PRED |
tudoochun |
tudoochan |
tudeeukan |
tudeeukantan |
|
ATT |
tudoochuru |
tudoocharu |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Root |
tub- |
|
Dictionary |
tubun |
|
Attributive or Adnominal |
tuburu |
|
Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tubu- |
|
Adverbial |
tubi |
|
Volitional-Presumptive |
tuba |
|
Conjunctive |
tudi |
|
Representative |
tudai |
|
Imperative |
tubi, |
|
Conditional |
tubee |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Conjecture |
tuburu haji |
|
So as to... |
tuburu gutu |
|
Before... |
tuburu mee |
|
While... |
tuburu qweeda, tuburu-qweema |
|
Purpose |
tuburu tami ni |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Request |
tudi-kwimisooree |
|
Benefactive |
tudi-kwiin |
|
Completive |
tudi-neen |
|
Concessive conditional |
tudi-n |
|
After... |
tudi-kara |
|
After... |
tudi-atu |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Desiderative |
PRED |
tubi-busan |
tubi-busantan |
tubi-bushikoo neen, tubi-bushikoo neeran |
tubi-bushikoo neentan, tubi-bushikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
tubi-busaru |
tubi-busataru |
|||
|
Easy to... |
PRED |
tubi-yassan |
tubi-yassantan |
tubi-yashikoo neen, tubi-yashikoo neeran |
tubi-yashikoo neentan, tubi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
tubi-yassaru |
tubi-yassataru |
|||
|
Hard to... |
PRED |
tubi-gurisan |
tubi-gurisantan |
tubi-gurikoo neen, tubi-gurikoo neeran |
tubi-gurikoo neentan, tubi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
tubi-gurisaru |
tubi-gurisataru |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Exalting |
PRED |
tubi-misheen |
tubi-misheentan |
tubi-misooran |
tubi-misoorantan |
|
ATT |
tubi-misheeru |
tubi-misheetaru, |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
While (simultaneously)... |
tubi-gachii |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Reported past |
tubu-tan |
|
Nominalizing |
tubu-shi |
|
Concessive |
tubu-shiga |
|
Cause-effect |
tubu-kutu |
|
Prohibitive |
tubu-na |
|
Provisional conditional |
tubu-raa |
|
Questions |
tubu-ga |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Polite |
PRED |
tubabiyun, |
tubabitan |
tubabiran |
tubabirantan |
|
ATT |
tubabiyuru, |
tubabitaru |
|||
|
Polar questions |
PRED |
tubumi |
tudii |
tubani |
tubantii |
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：つばさでとぶ【翼で飛ぶ】