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とぅぬじゅん

tunujun

Pronunciation: [tunud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To jump

Notes

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaとぅぬじゅん
New Okinawa Moji婢ぬじゅん
Romanizationtunujun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tunud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: tunujun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tunujun

tunujan

tunugan

tunugantan

ATT

tunujuru

tunujaru

Progressive

PRED

tunujoon

tunujootan

tunujeewuran

tunujeewurantan

ATT

tunujooru

tunujootaru

Causative

PRED

tunugasun

tunugachan

tunugasan

tunugasantan

ATT

tunugasuru

tunugacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tunugariyun,
tunugariin

tunugaritan,
tunugattan

tunugariran,
tunugaran

tunugarirantan,
tunugaratan

ATT

tunugariyuru,
tunugariiru

tunugaritaru,
tunugattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tunugasariyun,
tunugasariin

tunugasaritan

tunugasariran

tunugasarirantan

ATT

tunugasariyuru,
tunugasariiru

tunugasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tunujeen

tunujeetan

tunujeeneen

tunujeeneentan

ATT

tunujeeru

tunujeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tunujoochun

tunujoochan

tunujeeukan

tunujeeukantan

ATT

tunujoochuru

tunujoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tunug-

Dictionary

tunujun

Attributive or Adnominal

tunujuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tunuju-

Adverbial

tunuji

Volitional-Presumptive

tunuga

Conjunctive

tunuji

Representative

tunujai

Imperative

tunugi,
tunugee

Conditional

tunugee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tunujuru haji

So as to...

tunujuru gutu

Before...

tunujuru mee

While...

tunujuru qweeda, tunujuru-qweema

Purpose

tunujuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tunuji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tunuji-kwiin

Completive

tunuji-neen

Concessive conditional

tunuji-n

After...

tunuji-kara

After...

tunuji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tunuji-busan

tunuji-busantan

tunuji-bushikoo neen,

tunuji-bushikoo neeran

tunuji-bushikoo neentan,

tunuji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tunuji-busaru

tunuji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tunuji-yassan

tunuji-yassantan

tunuji-yashikoo neen,

tunuji-yashikoo neeran

tunuji-yashikoo neentan,

tunuji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tunuji-yassaru

tunuji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tunuji-gurisan

tunuji-gurisantan

tunuji-gurikoo neen,

tunuji-gurikoo neeran

tunuji-gurikoo neentan,

tunuji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tunuji-gurisaru

tunuji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tunuji-misheen

tunuji-misheentan

tunuji-misooran

tunuji-misoorantan

ATT

tunuji-misheeru

tunuji-misheetaru,
tunuji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tunuji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tunuju-tan

Nominalizing

tunuju-shi

Concessive

tunuju-shiga

Cause-effect

tunuju-kutu

Prohibitive

tunuju-na

Provisional conditional

tunuju-raa

Questions

tunuju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tunujabiyun,
tunujabiin

tunujabitan

tunujabiran

tunujabirantan

ATT

tunujabiyuru,
tunujabiiru

tunujabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tunujumi

tunujii

tunugani

tunugantii

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:はねる【跳ねる】、とぶ【飛ぶ】

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とぅぬじゅん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, August 14). とぅぬじゅん : tunujun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2957/tunujun/.