🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まちゅん【待ちゅん・俟ちゅん】 : machun | define meaning
machun
Pronunciation: [mat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To wait (for)
- To await; to look forward to; to anticipate
- To wait a moment; to give some time
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まつ【待つ・俟つ】 matsu "to wait".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「まちゆん」待（マツ）、俟、竢".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 待ちゅん 俟ちゅん |
| Kana | まちゅん |
| Romanization | machun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
machun |
macchan |
matan |
matantan |
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ATT |
machuru |
maccharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
macchoon |
macchootan |
maccheewuran |
maccheewurantan |
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ATT |
macchooru |
macchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
matasun |
matachan |
matasan |
matasantan |
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ATT |
matasuru |
matacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
matariyun, |
mataritan, |
matariran, |
matarirantan, |
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ATT |
matariyuru, |
mataritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
matasariyun, |
matasaritan |
matasariran |
matasarirantan |
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ATT |
manasariyuru, |
manasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
maccheen |
maccheetan |
maccheeneen |
maccheeneentan |
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ATT |
maccheeru |
maccheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
macchoochun |
macchoochan |
maccheeukan |
maccheeukantan |
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ATT |
macchoochuru |
macchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mat- |
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Dictionary |
machun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
machuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
machu- |
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Adverbial |
machi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
mata |
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Conjunctive |
macchi |
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Representative |
macchai |
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Imperative |
mati, |
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Conditional |
matee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
machuru haji |
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So as to... |
machuru gutu |
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Before... |
machuru mee |
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While... |
machuru qweeda, machuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
machuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
macchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
macchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
macchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
macchi-n |
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After... |
macchi-kara |
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After... |
macchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
machi-busan |
machi-busantan |
machi-bushikoo neen, machi-bushikoo neeran |
machi-bushikoo neentan, machi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-busaru |
machi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
machi-yassan |
machi-yassantan |
machi-yashikoo neen, machi-yashikoo neeran |
machi-yashikoo neentan, machi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-yassaru |
machi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
machi-gurisan |
machi-gurisantan |
machi-gurikoo neen, machi-gurikoo neeran |
machi-gurikoo neentan, machi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-gurisaru |
machi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
machi-misheen |
machi-misheentan |
machi-misooran |
machi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
machi-misheeru |
machi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
machi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
machu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
machu-shi |
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Concessive |
machu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
machu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
machu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
machu-raa |
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Questions |
machu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
matabiyun, |
matabitan |
matabiran |
matabirantan |
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ATT |
matabiyuru, |
matabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
machumi |
macchii |
matani |
matantii |
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：まつ【待つ・俟つ】