🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なびちゅん【靡ちゅん】 : nabichun | define meaning
nabichun
Pronunciation: [nabit͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To sway; to wave; to flutter; to blow
- To be swayed by
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese なびく【靡く】 nabiku "to sway".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 靡ちゅん |
| Kana | なびちゅん |
| Romanization | nabichun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nabit͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nabichun |
nabichan |
nabikan |
nabikantan |
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ATT |
nabichuru |
nabicharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nabichoon |
nabichootan |
nabicheewuran |
nabicheewurantan |
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ATT |
nabichooru |
nabichootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nabikasun |
nabikachan |
nabikasan |
nabikasantan |
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ATT |
nabikasuru |
nabikacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nabikariyun, |
nabikaritan, |
nabikariran, |
nabikarirantan, |
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ATT |
nabikariyuru, |
nabikaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nabikasariyun, |
nabikasaritan |
nabikasariran |
nabikasarirantan |
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ATT |
nabikasariyuru, |
nabikasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nabicheen |
nabicheetan |
nabicheeneen |
nabicheeneentan |
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ATT |
nabicheeru |
nabicheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nabichoochun |
nabichoochan |
nabicheeukan |
nabicheeukantan |
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ATT |
nabichoochuru |
nabichoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nabik- |
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Dictionary |
nabichun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nabichuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nabichu- |
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Adverbial |
nabichi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nabika |
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Conjunctive |
nabichi |
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Representative |
nabichai |
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Imperative |
nabiki, |
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Conditional |
nabikee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nabichuru haji |
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So as to... |
nabichuru gutu |
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Before... |
nabichuru mee |
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While... |
nabichuru qweeda, nabinuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nabichuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nabichi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nabichi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nabichi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nabichi-n |
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After... |
nabichi-kara |
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After... |
nabichi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nabichi-busan |
nabichi-busantan |
nabichi-bushikoo neen, nabichi-bushikoo neeran |
nabichi-bushikoo neentan, nabichi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nabichi-busaru |
nabichi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nabichi-yassan |
nabichi-yassantan |
nabichi-yashikoo neen, nabichi-yashikoo neeran |
nabichi-yashikoo neentan, nabichi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nabichi-yassaru |
nabichi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nabichi-gurisan |
nabichi-gurisantan |
nabichi-gurikoo neen, nabichi-gurikoo neeran |
nabichi-gurikoo neentan, nabichi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nabichi-gurisaru |
nabichi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nabichi-misheen |
nabichi-misheentan |
nabichi-misooran |
nabichi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nabichi-misheeru |
nabichi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nabichi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nabichu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nabichu-shi |
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Concessive |
nabichu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nabichu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nabichu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nabichu-raa |
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Questions |
nabichu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nabichabiyun, |
nabichabitan |
nabichabiran |
nabichabirantan |
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ATT |
nabichabiyuru, |
nabichabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nabichumi |
nabichii |
nabikani |
nabikantii |
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：なびく【靡く】