🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬじゅん : nujun | define meaning
nujun
Pronunciation: [nud͡ʑuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To draw (a sword); to pull out; to take out
- To take off (clothes, glasses); to remove
- はかまぬじゅん【袴脱じゅん】
hakama nujun
"to remove one's undergarments"
- はかまぬじゅん【袴脱じゅん】
- To take (photos)
- しゃしんぬじゅん【写真ぬじゅん】
shashin nujun
"to take photos"
- しゃしんぬじゅん【写真ぬじゅん】
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぬじゅん |
| Romanization | nujun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nud͡ʑuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nujun |
nujan |
nugan |
nugantan |
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ATT |
nujuru |
nujaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nujoon |
nujootan |
nujeewuran |
nujeewurantan |
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ATT |
nujooru |
nujootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nugasun |
nugachan |
nugasan |
nugasantan |
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ATT |
nugasuru |
nugacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nugariyun, |
nugaritan, |
nugariran, |
nugarirantan, |
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ATT |
nugariyuru, |
nugaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nugasariyun, |
nugasaritan |
nugasariran |
nugasarirantan |
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ATT |
nugasariyuru, |
nugasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nujeen |
nujeetan |
nujeeneen |
nujeeneentan |
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ATT |
nujeeru |
nujeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nujoochun |
nujoochan |
nujeeukan |
nujeeukantan |
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ATT |
nujoochuru |
nujoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nug- |
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Dictionary |
nujun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nujuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nuju- |
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Adverbial |
nuji |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nuga |
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Conjunctive |
nuji |
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Representative |
nujai |
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Imperative |
nugi, |
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Conditional |
nugee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nujuru haji |
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So as to... |
nujuru gutu |
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Before... |
nujuru mee |
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While... |
nujuru qweeda, nujuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nujuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nuji-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nuji-kwiin |
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Completive |
nuji-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nuji-n |
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After... |
nuji-kara |
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After... |
nuji-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nuji-busan |
nuji-busantan |
nuji-bushikoo neen, nuji-bushikoo neeran |
nuji-bushikoo neentan, nuji-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuji-busaru |
nuji-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nuji-yassan |
nuji-yassantan |
nuji-yashikoo neen, nuji-yashikoo neeran |
nuji-yashikoo neentan, nuji-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuji-yassaru |
nuji-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nuji-gurisan |
nuji-gurisantan |
nuji-gurikoo neen, nuji-gurikoo neeran |
nuji-gurikoo neentan, nuji-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuji-gurisaru |
nuji-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nuji-misheen |
nuji-misheentan |
nuji-misooran |
nuji-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nuji-misheeru |
nuji-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nuji-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nuju-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nuju-shi |
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Concessive |
nuju-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nuju-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nuju-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nuju-raa |
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Questions |
nuju-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nujabiyun, |
nujabitan |
nujabiran |
nujabirantan |
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ATT |
nujabiyuru, |
nujabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nujumi |
nujii |
nugani |
nugantii |
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：ぬく【抜く】、ぬぐ【脱ぐ】、しゃしんをとる【写真を撮る】