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すむちゅん【背ちゅん・叛ちゅん】

sumuchun

Pronunciation: [sumut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To rebel; to oppose; to go against; to mutiny
  2. To turn one's back; to turn away

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese そむく【背く・叛く】 somuku "to rebel".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji背ちゅん
叛ちゅん
Kanaすむちゅん
Romanizationsumuchun
Pronunciation (IPA)[sumut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: sumuchun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

sumuchun

sumuchan

sumukan

sumukantan

ATT

sumuchuru

sumucharu

Progressive

PRED

sumuchoon

sumuchootan

sumucheewuran

sumucheewurantan

ATT

sumuchooru

sumuchootaru

Causative

PRED

sumukasun

sumukachan

sumukasan

sumukasantan

ATT

sumukasuru

sumukacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

sumukariyun,
sumukariin

sumukaritan,
sumukattan

sumukariran,
sumukaran

sumukarirantan,
sumukaratan

ATT

sumukariyuru,
sumukariiru

sumukaritaru,
sumukattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

sumukasariyun,
sumukasariin

sumukasaritan

sumukasariran

sumukasarirantan

ATT

sumukasariyuru,
sumukasariiru

sumukasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

sumucheen

sumucheetan

sumucheeneen

sumucheeneentan

ATT

sumucheeru

sumucheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

sumuchoochun

sumuchoochan

sumucheeukan

sumucheeukantan

ATT

sumuchoochuru

sumuchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

sumuk-

Dictionary

sumuchun

Attributive or Adnominal

sumuchuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

sumuchu-

Adverbial

sumuchi

Volitional-Presumptive

sumuka

Conjunctive

sumuchi

Representative

sumuchai

Imperative

sumuki,
sumukee

Conditional

sumukee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

sumuchuru haji

So as to...

sumuchuru gutu

Before...

sumuchuru mee

While...

sumuchuru qweeda, sumunuru-qweema

Purpose

sumuchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

sumuchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

sumuchi-kwiin

Completive

sumuchi-neen

Concessive conditional

sumuchi-n

After...

sumuchi-kara

After...

sumuchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

sumuchi-busan

sumuchi-busantan

sumuchi-bushikoo neen,

sumuchi-bushikoo neeran

sumuchi-bushikoo neentan,

sumuchi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

sumuchi-busaru

sumuchi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

sumuchi-yassan

sumuchi-yassantan

sumuchi-yashikoo neen,

sumuchi-yashikoo neeran

sumuchi-yashikoo neentan,

sumuchi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

sumuchi-yassaru

sumuchi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

sumuchi-gurisan

sumuchi-gurisantan

sumuchi-gurikoo neen,

sumuchi-gurikoo neeran

sumuchi-gurikoo neentan,

sumuchi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

sumuchi-gurisaru

sumuchi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

sumuchi-misheen

sumuchi-misheentan

sumuchi-misooran

sumuchi-misoorantan

ATT

sumuchi-misheeru

sumuchi-misheetaru,
sumuchi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

sumuchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

sumuchu-tan

Nominalizing

sumuchu-shi

Concessive

sumuchu-shiga

Cause-effect

sumuchu-kutu

Prohibitive

sumuchu-na

Provisional conditional

sumuchu-raa

Questions

sumuchu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

sumuchabiyun,
sumuchabiin

sumuchabitan

sumuchabiran

sumuchabirantan

ATT

sumuchabiyuru,
sumuchabiiru

sumuchabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

sumuchumi

sumuchii

sumukani

sumukantii

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:そむく【背く・叛く】、はんぎゃくする【反逆する・叛逆する】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). すむちゅん【背ちゅん・叛ちゅん】 : sumuchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7974/sumuchun/.