🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むすぶん【結ぶん】 : musubun | define meaning
musubun
Pronunciation: [musubuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To tie; to bind
- To link; to connect
- To unite; to form a bond; to tie the knot
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima むすっ musuq; Okinawan むすぶん musubun and むしぶん mushibun; Yaeyama (Hatoma) むすぶんmusubun; and standard Japanese むすぶ【結ぶ】 musubu "to tie".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「むすぶん」結（ムスブ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 結ぶん |
| Kana | むすぶん |
| Romanization | musubun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [musubuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
musubun |
musudan |
musuban |
musubantan |
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ATT |
musuburu |
musudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
musudoon |
musudootan |
musudeewuran |
musudeewurantan |
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ATT |
musudooru |
musudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
musubasun |
musubachan |
musubasan |
musubasantan |
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ATT |
musubasuru |
musubacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
musubariyun, |
musubaritan, |
musubariran, |
musubarirantan, |
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ATT |
musubariyuru, |
musubaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
musubasariyun, |
musubasaritan |
musubasariran |
musubasarirantan |
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ATT |
musubasariyuru, |
musubasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
musudeen |
musudeetan |
musudeeneen |
musudeeneentan |
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ATT |
musudeeru |
musudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
musudoochun |
musudoochan |
musudeeukan |
musudeeukantan |
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ATT |
musudoochuru |
musudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
musub- |
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Dictionary |
musubun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
musuburu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
musubu- |
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Adverbial |
musubi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
musuba |
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Conjunctive |
musudi |
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Representative |
musudai |
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Imperative |
musubi, |
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Conditional |
musubee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
musuburu haji |
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So as to... |
musuburu gutu |
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Before... |
musuburu mee |
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While... |
musuburu qweeda, musuburu-qweema |
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Purpose |
musuburu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
musudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
musudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
musudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
musudi-n |
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After... |
musudi-kara |
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After... |
musudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
musubi-busan |
musubi-busantan |
musubi-bushikoo neen, musubi-bushikoo neeran |
musubi-bushikoo neentan, musubi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
musubi-busaru |
musubi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
musubi-yassan |
musubi-yassantan |
musubi-yashikoo neen, musubi-yashikoo neeran |
musubi-yashikoo neentan, musubi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
musubi-yassaru |
musubi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
musubi-gurisan |
musubi-gurisantan |
musubi-gurikoo neen, musubi-gurikoo neeran |
musubi-gurikoo neentan, musubi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
musubi-gurisaru |
musubi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
musubi-misheen |
musubi-misheentan |
musubi-misooran |
musubi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
musubi-misheeru |
musubi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
musubi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
musubu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
musubu-shi |
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Concessive |
musubu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
musubu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
musubu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
musubu-raa |
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Questions |
musubu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
musubabiyun, |
musubabitan |
musubabiran |
musubabirantan |
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ATT |
musubabiyuru, |
musubabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
musubumi |
musudii |
musubani |
musubantii |
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：むすぶ【結ぶ】