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かむん【咬むん・噛むん】

kamun

Pronunciation: [kamuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To eat
    1. かめー咬めー噛めー
      kamee
      "Go ahead and eat", "Please eat"
    2. ooぬかみぶさん
      ~ nu kami busan
      "I want to eat ~"
    3. むぬかみーが。【物咬みーが。】
      munu kamiiga.
      "How about something to eat?"

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese かむ【咬む・噛む】 kamu "to bite, to chew, to gnaw".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji咬むん
噛むん
Kanaかむん
Romanizationkamun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kamuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: kamun ~ kanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kamun,
kanun

kadan

kaman

kamantan

ATT

kamuru,
kanuru

kadaru

Progressive

PRED

kadoon

kadootan

kadeewuran

kadeewurantan

ATT

kadooru

kadootaru

Causative

PRED

kamasun

kamachan

kamasan

kamasantan

ATT

kamasuru

kamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kamariyun,
kamariin

kamaritan,
kamattan

kamariran,
kamaran

kamarirantan,
kamaratan

ATT

kamariyuru,
kamariiru

kamaritaru,
kamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kamasariyun,
kamasariin

kamasaritan

kamasariran

kamasarirantan

ATT

kamasariyuru,
kamasariiru

kamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kadeen

kadeetan

kadeeneen

kadeeneentan

ATT

kadeeru

kadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kadoochun

kadoochan

kadeeukan

kadeeukantan

ATT

kadoochuru

kadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kam-

Dictionary

kamun,
kanun

Attributive or Adnominal

kamuru,
kanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kamu-,
kanu-

Adverbial

kami

Volitional-Presumptive

kama

Conjunctive

kadi

Representative

kadai

Imperative

kami,
kamee

Conditional

kamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kamuru haji,
kanuru haji

So as to...

kamuru gutu,
kanuru gutu

Before...

kamuru mee,
kanuru mee

While...

kamuru qweeda, kamuru-qweema,
kanuru qweeda, kanuru-qweema

Purpose

kamuru tami ni,
kanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kadi-kwiin

Completive

kadi-neen

Concessive conditional

kadi-n

After...

kadi-kara

After...

kadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kami-busan

kami-busantan

kami-bushikoo neen,

kami-bushikoo neeran

kami-bushikoo neentan,

kami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kami-busaru

kami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kami-yassan

kami-yassantan

kami-yashikoo neen,

kami-yashikoo neeran

kami-yashikoo neentan,

kami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kami-yassaru

kami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kami-gurisan

kami-gurisantan

kami-gurikoo neen,

kami-gurikoo neeran

kami-gurikoo neentan,

kami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kami-gurisaru

kami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kami-misheen

kami-misheentan

kami-misooran

kami-misoorantan

ATT

kami-misheeru

kami-misheetaru,
kami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kamu-tan

Nominalizing

kamu-shi

Concessive

kamu-shiga

Cause-effect

kamu-kutu

Prohibitive

kamu-na

Provisional conditional

kamu-raa

Questions

kamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kamabiyun,
kamabiin

kamabitan

kamabiran

kamabirantan

ATT

kamabiyuru,
kamabiiru

kamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kami

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】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 13). かむん【咬むん・噛むん】 : kamun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/580/kamun/.