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くぬぬん

kununun

Pronunciation: [kununuŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Plan; scheme

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OrthographyForm
Kanaくぬぬん
Romanizationkununun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kununuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: kumun ~ kunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kumun,
kunun

kudan

kuman

kumantan

ATT

kumuru,
kunuru

kudaru

Progressive

PRED

kudoon

kudootan

kudeewuran

kudeewurantan

ATT

kudooru

kudootaru

Causative

PRED

kumasun

kumachan

kumasan

kumasantan

ATT

kumasuru

kumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kumariyun,
kumariin

kumaritan,
kumattan

kumariran,
kumaran

kumarirantan,
kumaratan

ATT

kumariyuru,
kumariiru

kumaritaru,
kumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kumasariyun,
kumasariin

kumasaritan

kumasariran

kumasarirantan

ATT

kumasariyuru,
kumasariiru

kumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kudeen

kudeetan

kudeeneen

kudeeneentan

ATT

kudeeru

kudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kudoochun

kudoochan

kudeeukan

kudeeukantan

ATT

kudoochuru

kudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kum-

Dictionary

kumun,
kunun

Attributive or Adnominal

kumuru,
kunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kumu-,
kunu-

Adverbial

kumi

Volitional-Presumptive

kuma

Conjunctive

kudi

Representative

kudai

Imperative

kumi,
kumee

Conditional

kumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kumuru haji,
kunuru haji

So as to...

kumuru gutu,
kunuru gutu

Before...

kumuru mee,
kunuru mee

While...

kumuru qweeda, kumuru-qweema,
kunuru qweeda, kunuru-qweema

Purpose

kumuru tami ni,
kunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kudi-kwiin

Completive

kudi-neen

Concessive conditional

kudi-n

After...

kudi-kara

After...

kudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kumi-busan

kumi-busantan

kumi-bushikoo neen,

kumi-bushikoo neeran

kumi-bushikoo neentan,

kumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kumi-busaru

kumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kumi-yassan

kumi-yassantan

kumi-yashikoo neen,

kumi-yashikoo neeran

kumi-yashikoo neentan,

kumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kumi-yassaru

kumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kumi-gurisan

kumi-gurisantan

kumi-gurikoo neen,

kumi-gurikoo neeran

kumi-gurikoo neentan,

kumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kumi-gurisaru

kumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kumi-misheen

kumi-misheentan

kumi-misooran

kumi-misoorantan

ATT

kumi-misheeru

kumi-misheetaru,
kumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kumu-tan

Nominalizing

kumu-shi

Concessive

kumu-shiga

Cause-effect

kumu-kutu

Prohibitive

kumu-na

Provisional conditional

kumu-raa

Questions

kumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kumabiyun,
kumabiin

kumabitan

kumabiran

kumabirantan

ATT

kumabiyuru,
kumabiiru

kumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kumumi

kudii

kumani

kumantii

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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くぬぬん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 5). くぬぬん : kununun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7243/kununun/.