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やぬん【病ぬん】

yanun

Pronunciation: [januŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To hurt; to be painful; to be in pain; to ache
  2. To be sick; to be ill
  3. To suffer (from)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese やむ【病む】 yamu "to be ill".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji病ぬん
Kanaやぬん
Romanizationyanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[januŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: yamun ~ yanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

yamun,
yanun

yadan

yaman

yamantan

ATT

yamuru,
yanuru

yadaru

Progressive

PRED

yadoon

yadootan

yadeewuran

yadeewurantan

ATT

yadooru

yadootaru

Causative

PRED

yamasun

yamachan

yamasan

yamasantan

ATT

yamasuru

yamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

yamariyun,
yamariin

yamaritan,
yamattan

yamariran,
yamaran

yamarirantan,
yamaratan

ATT

yamariyuru,
yamariiru

yamaritaru,
yamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

yamasariyun,
yamasariin

yamasaritan

yamasariran

yamasarirantan

ATT

yamasariyuru,
yamasariiru

yamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

yadeen

yadeetan

yadeeneen

yadeeneentan

ATT

yadeeru

yadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

yadoochun

yadoochan

yadeeukan

yadeeukantan

ATT

yadoochuru

yadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

yam-

Dictionary

yamun,
yanun

Attributive or Adnominal

yamuru,
yanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

yamu-,
yanu-

Adverbial

yami

Volitional-Presumptive

yama

Conjunctive

yadi

Representative

yadai

Imperative

yami,
yamee

Conditional

yamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

yamuru haji,
yanuru haji

So as to...

yamuru gutu,
yanuru gutu

Before...

yamuru mee,
yanuru mee

While...

yamuru qweeda, yamuru-qweema,
yanuru qweeda, yanuru-qweema

Purpose

yamuru tami ni,
yanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

yadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

yadi-kwiin

Completive

yadi-neen

Concessive conditional

yadi-n

After...

yadi-kara

After...

yadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

yami-busan

yami-busantan

yami-bushikoo neen,

yami-bushikoo neeran

yami-bushikoo neentan,

yami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

yami-busaru

yami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

yami-yassan

yami-yassantan

yami-yashikoo neen,

yami-yashikoo neeran

yami-yashikoo neentan,

yami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

yami-yassaru

yami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

yami-gurisan

yami-gurisantan

yami-gurikoo neen,

yami-gurikoo neeran

yami-gurikoo neentan,

yami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

yami-gurisaru

yami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

yami-misheen

yami-misheentan

yami-misooran

yami-misoorantan

ATT

yami-misheeru

yami-misheetaru,
yami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

yami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

yamu-tan

Nominalizing

yamu-shi

Concessive

yamu-shiga

Cause-effect

yamu-kutu

Prohibitive

yamu-na

Provisional conditional

yamu-raa

Questions

yamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

yamabiyun,
yamabiin

yamabitan

yamabiran

yamabirantan

ATT

yamabiyuru,
yamabiiru

yamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

yamumi

yadii

yamani

yamantii

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:いたむ【痛む】、やむ【病む】、びょうきする【病気する】、わずらう【患う・煩う】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 24). やぬん【病ぬん】 : yanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6104/yanun/.