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おーじゅん【扇じゅん・煽じゅん】

oojun

Pronunciation: [ʔoːd͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To fan

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あおぐ【扇ぐ・煽ぐ】 aogu "to fan".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji扇じゅん
煽じゅん
Kanaおーじゅん
Romanizationoojun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔoːd͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: oojun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

oojun

oojan

oogan

oogantan

ATT

oojuru

oojaru

Progressive

PRED

oojoon

oojootan

oojeewuran

oojeewurantan

ATT

oojooru

oojootaru

Causative

PRED

oogasun

oogachan

oogasan

oogasantan

ATT

oogasuru

oogacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

oogariyun,
oogariin

oogaritan,
oogattan

oogariran,
oogaran

oogarirantan,
oogaratan

ATT

oogariyuru,
oogariiru

oogaritaru,
oogattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

oogasariyun,
oogasariin

oogasaritan

oogasariran

oogasarirantan

ATT

oogasariyuru,
oogasariiru

oogasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

oojeen

oojeetan

oojeeneen

oojeeneentan

ATT

oojeeru

oojeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

oojoochun

oojoochan

oojeeukan

oojeeukantan

ATT

oojoochuru

oojoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

oog-

Dictionary

oojun

Attributive or Adnominal

oojuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ooju-

Adverbial

ooji

Volitional-Presumptive

ooga

Conjunctive

ooji

Representative

oojai

Imperative

oogi,
oogee

Conditional

oogee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

oojuru haji

So as to...

oojuru gutu

Before...

oojuru mee

While...

oojuru qweeda, oojuru-qweema

Purpose

oojuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ooji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ooji-kwiin

Completive

ooji-neen

Concessive conditional

ooji-n

After...

ooji-kara

After...

ooji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ooji-busan

ooji-busantan

ooji-bushikoo neen,

ooji-bushikoo neeran

ooji-bushikoo neentan,

ooji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ooji-busaru

ooji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ooji-yassan

ooji-yassantan

ooji-yashikoo neen,

ooji-yashikoo neeran

ooji-yashikoo neentan,

ooji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ooji-yassaru

ooji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ooji-gurisan

ooji-gurisantan

ooji-gurikoo neen,

ooji-gurikoo neeran

ooji-gurikoo neentan,

ooji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ooji-gurisaru

ooji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ooji-misheen

ooji-misheentan

ooji-misooran

ooji-misoorantan

ATT

ooji-misheeru

ooji-misheetaru,
ooji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ooji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ooju-tan

Nominalizing

ooju-shi

Concessive

ooju-shiga

Cause-effect

ooju-kutu

Prohibitive

ooju-na

Provisional conditional

ooju-raa

Questions

ooju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

oojabiyun,
oojabiin

oojabitan

oojabiran

oojabirantan

ATT

oojabiyuru,
oojabiiru

oojabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

oojumi

oojii

oogani

oogantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 14). おーじゅん【扇じゅん・煽じゅん】 : oojun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5972/oojun/.