🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うちゅん【浮ちゅん】 : uchun | define meaning
uchun
Pronunciation: [ʔut͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To float; to rise up to the surface
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うく【浮く】 uku "to float".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 浮ちゅん |
| Kana | うちゅん |
| Romanization | uchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔut͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
uchun |
uchan |
ukan |
ukantan |
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ATT |
uchuru |
ucharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
uchoon |
uchootan |
ucheewuran |
ucheewurantan |
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ATT |
uchooru |
uchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ukasun |
ukachan |
ukasan |
ukasantan |
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ATT |
ukasuru |
ukacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ukariyun, |
ukaritan, |
ukariran, |
ukarirantan, |
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ATT |
ukariyuru, |
ukaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ukasariyun, |
ukasaritan |
ukasariran |
ukasarirantan |
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ATT |
ukasariyuru, |
ukasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ucheen |
ucheetan |
ucheeneen |
ucheeneentan |
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ATT |
ucheeru |
ucheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
uchoochun |
uchoochan |
ucheeukan |
ucheeukantan |
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ATT |
uchoochuru |
uchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uk- |
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Dictionary |
uchun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
uchuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
uchu- |
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Adverbial |
uchi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
uka |
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Conjunctive |
uchi |
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Representative |
uchai |
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Imperative |
uki, |
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Conditional |
ukee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
uchuru haji |
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So as to... |
uchuru gutu |
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Before... |
uchuru mee |
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While... |
uchuru qweeda, unuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
uchuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
uchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
uchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
uchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
uchi-n |
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After... |
uchi-kara |
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After... |
uchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
uchi-busan |
uchi-busantan |
uchi-bushikoo neen, uchi-bushikoo neeran |
uchi-bushikoo neentan, uchi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uchi-busaru |
uchi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
uchi-yassan |
uchi-yassantan |
uchi-yashikoo neen, uchi-yashikoo neeran |
uchi-yashikoo neentan, uchi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uchi-yassaru |
uchi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
uchi-gurisan |
uchi-gurisantan |
uchi-gurikoo neen, uchi-gurikoo neeran |
uchi-gurikoo neentan, uchi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uchi-gurisaru |
uchi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
uchi-misheen |
uchi-misheentan |
uchi-misooran |
uchi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
uchi-misheeru |
uchi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
uchi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
uchu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
uchu-shi |
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Concessive |
uchu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
uchu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
uchu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
uchu-raa |
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Questions |
uchu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
uchabiyun, |
uchabitan |
uchabiran |
uchabirantan |
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ATT |
uchabiyuru, |
uchabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
uchumi |
uchii |
ukani |
ukantii |
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：うく【浮く】、うかぶ【浮かぶ・泛かぶ】