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かむん【咬むん・噛むん】 : kamun | define meaning
kamun
Pronunciation: [kamuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To eat
- かめー【咬めー・噛めー】
kamee
"Go ahead and eat", "Please eat" - ｏｏぬかみぶさん
~ nu kami busan
"I want to eat ~" - むぬかみーが。【物咬みーが。】
munu kamiiga.
"How about something to eat?"
- かめー【咬めー・噛めー】
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese かむ【咬む・噛む】 kamu "to bite, to chew, to gnaw".
Historical attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Eat, to. Kámoong".
- Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: Along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck (1818), by John M'Leod, records "Eat. Conun".
- Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Kanung, to eat".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 咬むん 噛むん |
| Kana | かむん |
| Romanization | kamun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kamuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kamun,
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kadan |
kaman |
kamantan |
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ATT |
kamuru,
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kadaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kadoon |
kadootan |
kadeewuran |
kadeewurantan |
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ATT |
kadooru |
kadootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kamasun |
kamachan |
kamasan |
kamasantan |
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ATT |
kamasuru |
kamacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kamariyun, |
kamaritan, |
kamariran, |
kamarirantan, |
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ATT |
kamariyuru, |
kamaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kamasariyun, |
kamasaritan |
kamasariran |
kamasarirantan |
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ATT |
kamasariyuru, |
kamasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kadeen |
kadeetan |
kadeeneen |
kadeeneentan |
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ATT |
kadeeru |
kadeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kadoochun |
kadoochan |
kadeeukan |
kadeeukantan |
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ATT |
kadoochuru |
kadoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kam- |
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Dictionary |
kamun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kamuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kamu-,
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Adverbial |
kami |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kama |
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Conjunctive |
kadi |
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Representative |
kadai |
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Imperative |
kami, |
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Conditional |
kamee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kamuru haji,
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So as to... |
kamuru gutu,
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Before... |
kamuru mee,
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While... |
kamuru qweeda, kamuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
kamuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kadi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kadi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kadi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kadi-n |
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After... |
kadi-kara |
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After... |
kadi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kami-busan |
kami-busantan |
kami-bushikoo neen, kami-bushikoo neeran |
kami-bushikoo neentan, kami-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kami-busaru |
kami-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kami-yassan |
kami-yassantan |
kami-yashikoo neen, kami-yashikoo neeran |
kami-yashikoo neentan, kami-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kami-yassaru |
kami-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kami-gurisan |
kami-gurisantan |
kami-gurikoo neen, kami-gurikoo neeran |
kami-gurikoo neentan, kami-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kami-gurisaru |
kami-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kami-misheen |
kami-misheentan |
kami-misooran |
kami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kami-misheeru |
kami-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kami-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kamu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kamu-shi |
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Concessive |
kamu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kamu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kamu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kamu-raa |
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Questions |
kamu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kamabiyun, |
kamabitan |
kamabiran |
kamabirantan |
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ATT |
kamabiyuru, |
kamabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kamumi |
kadii |
kamani |
kamantii |
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：たべる【食べる】、くう【食う】