🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふちゅん【吹ちゅん】 : fuchun | define meaning
fuchun
Pronunciation: [ɸut͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To blow; to blow (in something); to blow (with the mouth)
- かじぬふちゅん【風ぬ吹ちゅん】
kaji nu fuchun
"The wind is blowing" - いーちふちゅん【息吹ちゅん】
iichi fuchun
"To blow air" - はなふちゅん【鼻吹ちゅん】
hana fuchun
"To snore" - きぶしふちゅん【煙吹ちゅん】
kibushi fuchun
"To blow smoke"
- かじぬふちゅん【風ぬ吹ちゅん】
- To play a wind instrument
- はんそーふちゅん【半笛吹ちゅん】
hansoo fuchun
"To play a transverse flute"
- はんそーふちゅん【半笛吹ちゅん】
- To smoke; to puff
- タバクふちゅん【タバク吹ちゅん】
tabaku fuchun
"To smoke [a pipe of] tobacco"
- タバクふちゅん【タバク吹ちゅん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ふく【吹く】 fuku "to blow".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Blow up, to, or light a fire. Foó-tchoong" and "Boy, bring fire to light my pipe. I'rree fee toóteecoo tobácco foókee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 吹ちゅん |
| Kana | ふちゅん |
| Romanization | fuchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸut͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
fuchun |
fuchan |
fukan |
fukantan |
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ATT |
fuchuru |
fucharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
fuchoon |
fuchootan |
fucheewuran |
fucheewurantan |
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ATT |
fuchooru |
fuchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
fukasun |
fukachan |
fukasan |
fukasantan |
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ATT |
fukasuru |
fukacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
fukariyun, |
fukaritan, |
fukariran, |
fukarirantan, |
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ATT |
fukariyuru, |
fukaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
fukasariyun, |
fukasaritan |
fukasariran |
fukasarirantan |
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ATT |
fukasariyuru, |
fukasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
fucheen |
fucheetan |
fucheeneen |
fucheeneentan |
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ATT |
fucheeru |
fucheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
fuchoochun |
fuchoochan |
fucheeukan |
fucheeukantan |
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ATT |
fuchoochuru |
fuchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
fuk- |
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Dictionary |
fuchun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
fuchuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
fuchu- |
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Adverbial |
fuchi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
fuka |
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Conjunctive |
fuchi |
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Representative |
fuchai |
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Imperative |
fuki, |
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Conditional |
fukee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
fuchuru haji |
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So as to... |
fuchuru gutu |
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Before... |
fuchuru mee |
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While... |
fuchuru qweeda, funuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
fuchuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
fuchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
fuchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
fuchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
fuchi-n |
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After... |
fuchi-kara |
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After... |
fuchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
fuchi-busan |
fuchi-busantan |
fuchi-bushikoo neen, fuchi-bushikoo neeran |
fuchi-bushikoo neentan, fuchi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fuchi-busaru |
fuchi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
fuchi-yassan |
fuchi-yassantan |
fuchi-yashikoo neen, fuchi-yashikoo neeran |
fuchi-yashikoo neentan, fuchi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fuchi-yassaru |
fuchi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
fuchi-gurisan |
fuchi-gurisantan |
fuchi-gurikoo neen, fuchi-gurikoo neeran |
fuchi-gurikoo neentan, fuchi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fuchi-gurisaru |
fuchi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
fuchi-misheen |
fuchi-misheentan |
fuchi-misooran |
fuchi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
fuchi-misheeru |
fuchi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
fuchi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
fuchu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
fuchu-shi |
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Concessive |
fuchu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
fuchu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
fuchu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
fuchu-raa |
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Questions |
fuchu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
fuchabiyun, |
fuchabitan |
fuchabiran |
fuchabirantan |
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ATT |
fuchabiyuru, |
fuchabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
fuchumi |
fuchii |
fukani |
fukantii |
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：ふく【吹く】