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くぬぬん

kununun

Pronunciation: [kununuŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Plan; scheme

Spelling

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

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: kunumun ~ kununun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kunumun,
kununun

kunudan

kunuman

kunumantan

ATT

kunumuru,
kununuru

kunudaru

Progressive

PRED

kunudoon

kunudootan

kunudeewuran

kunudeewurantan

ATT

kunudooru

kunudootaru

Causative

PRED

kunumasun

kunumachan

kunumasan

kunumasantan

ATT

kunumasuru

kunumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kunumariyun,
kunumariin

kunumaritan,
kunumattan

kunumariran,
kunumaran

kunumarirantan,
kunumaratan

ATT

kunumariyuru,
kunumariiru

kunumaritaru,
kunumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kunumasariyun,
kunumasariin

kunumasaritan

kunumasariran

kunumasarirantan

ATT

kunumasariyuru,
kunumasariiru

kunumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kunudeen

kunudeetan

kunudeeneen

kunudeeneentan

ATT

kunudeeru

kunudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kunudoochun

kunudoochan

kunudeeukan

kunudeeukantan

ATT

kunudoochuru

kunudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kunum-

Dictionary

kunumun,
kununun

Attributive or Adnominal

kunumuru,
kununuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kunumu-,
kununu-

Adverbial

kunumi

Volitional-Presumptive

kunuma

Conjunctive

kunudi

Representative

kunudai

Imperative

kunumi,
kunumee

Conditional

kunumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kunumuru haji,
kununuru haji

So as to...

kunumuru gutu,
kununuru gutu

Before...

kunumuru mee,
kununuru mee

While...

kunumuru qweeda, kunumuru-qweema,
kununuru qweeda, kununuru-qweema

Purpose

kunumuru tami ni,
kununuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kunudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kunudi-kwiin

Completive

kunudi-neen

Concessive conditional

kunudi-n

After...

kunudi-kara

After...

kunudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kunumi-busan

kunumi-busantan

kunumi-bushikoo neen,

kunumi-bushikoo neeran

kunumi-bushikoo neentan,

kunumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kunumi-busaru

kunumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kunumi-yassan

kunumi-yassantan

kunumi-yashikoo neen,

kunumi-yashikoo neeran

kunumi-yashikoo neentan,

kunumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kunumi-yassaru

kunumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kunumi-gurisan

kunumi-gurisantan

kunumi-gurikoo neen,

kunumi-gurikoo neeran

kunumi-gurikoo neentan,

kunumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kunumi-gurisaru

kunumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kunumi-misheen

kunumi-misheentan

kunumi-misooran

kunumi-misoorantan

ATT

kunumi-misheeru

kunumi-misheetaru,
kunumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kunumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kunumu-tan

Nominalizing

kunumu-shi

Concessive

kunumu-shiga

Cause-effect

kunumu-kutu

Prohibitive

kunumu-na

Provisional conditional

kunumu-raa

Questions

kunumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kunumabiyun,
kunumabiin

kunumabitan

kunumabiran

kunumabirantan

ATT

kunumabiyuru,
kunumabiiru

kunumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kunumumi

kunudii

kunumani

kunumantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 5). くぬぬん : kununun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7243/kununun/.