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むくるぬん【目論ぬん】

mukurunun

Pronunciation: [mukuɾunuŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. To plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend; to attempt

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese もくろむ【目論む】 mokuromu "to plan".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji目論ぬん
Kanaむくるぬん
Romanizationmukurunun
Pronunciation (IPA)[mukuɾunuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: mukurumun ~ mukurunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

mukurumun,
mukurunun

mukurudan

mukuruman

mukurumantan

ATT

mukurumuru,
mukurunuru

mukurudaru

Progressive

PRED

mukurudoon

mukurudootan

mukurudeewuran

mukurudeewurantan

ATT

mukurudooru

mukurudootaru

Causative

PRED

mukurumasun

mukurumachan

mukurumasan

mukurumasantan

ATT

mukurumasuru

mukurumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

mukurumariyun,
mukurumariin

mukurumaritan,
mukurumattan

mukurumariran,
mukurumaran

mukurumarirantan,
mukurumaratan

ATT

mukurumariyuru,
mukurumariiru

mukurumaritaru,
mukurumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

mukurumasariyun,
mukurumasariin

mukurumasaritan

mukurumasariran

mukurumasarirantan

ATT

mukurumasariyuru,
mukurumasariiru

mukurumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

mukurudeen

mukurudeetan

mukurudeeneen

mukurudeeneentan

ATT

mukurudeeru

mukurudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

mukurudoochun

mukurudoochan

mukurudeeukan

mukurudeeukantan

ATT

mukurudoochuru

mukurudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

mukurum-

Dictionary

mukurumun,
mukurunun

Attributive or Adnominal

mukurumuru,
mukurunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

mukurumu-,
mukurunu-

Adverbial

mukurumi

Volitional-Presumptive

mukuruma

Conjunctive

mukurudi

Representative

mukurudai

Imperative

mukurumi,
mukurumee

Conditional

mukurumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

mukurumuru haji,
mukurunuru haji

So as to...

mukurumuru gutu,
mukurunuru gutu

Before...

mukurumuru mee,
mukurunuru mee

While...

mukurumuru qweeda, mukurumuru-qweema,
mukurunuru qweeda, mukurunuru-qweema

Purpose

mukurumuru tami ni,
mukurunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

mukurudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

mukurudi-kwiin

Completive

mukurudi-neen

Concessive conditional

mukurudi-n

After...

mukurudi-kara

After...

mukurudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

mukurumi-busan

mukurumi-busantan

mukurumi-bushikoo neen,

mukurumi-bushikoo neeran

mukurumi-bushikoo neentan,

mukurumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

mukurumi-busaru

mukurumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

mukurumi-yassan

mukurumi-yassantan

mukurumi-yashikoo neen,

mukurumi-yashikoo neeran

mukurumi-yashikoo neentan,

mukurumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

mukurumi-yassaru

mukurumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

mukurumi-gurisan

mukurumi-gurisantan

mukurumi-gurikoo neen,

mukurumi-gurikoo neeran

mukurumi-gurikoo neentan,

mukurumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

mukurumi-gurisaru

mukurumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

mukurumi-misheen

mukurumi-misheentan

mukurumi-misooran

mukurumi-misoorantan

ATT

mukurumi-misheeru

mukurumi-misheetaru,
mukurumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

mukurumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

mukurumu-tan

Nominalizing

mukurumu-shi

Concessive

mukurumu-shiga

Cause-effect

mukurumu-kutu

Prohibitive

mukurumu-na

Provisional conditional

mukurumu-raa

Questions

mukurumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

mukurumabiyun,
mukurumabiin

mukurumabitan

mukurumabiran

mukurumabirantan

ATT

mukurumabiyuru,
mukurumabiiru

mukurumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

mukurumumi

mukurudii

mukurumani

mukurumantii

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). むくるぬん【目論ぬん】 : mukurunun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7244/mukurunun/.