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むどぅすん【戻すん】

mudusun

Pronunciation: [mudusuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To give back; to put back; to place back; to return; to send back
  2. To vomit; to throw up; to spew; to hurl; to puke

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese もどす【戻す】 modosu "to put back; to vomit".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji戻すん
Kanaむどぅすん
New Okinawa Mojiむ嬨すん
Romanizationmudusun
Pronunciation (IPA)[mudusuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: mudusun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

mudusun

muduchan

mudusan

mudusantan

ATT

mudusuru

muducharu

Progressive

PRED

muduchoon

muduchootan

muducheewuran

muducheewurantan

ATT

muduchooru

muduchootaru

Causative

PRED

mudusasun

mudusachan

mudusasan

mudusasantan

ATT

mudusasuru

mudusacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

mudusariyun,
mudusariin

mudusaritan,
mudusattan

mudusariran,
mudusaran

mudusarirantan,
mudusaratan

ATT

mudusariyuru,
mudusariiru

mudusaritaru,
mudusattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

mudusasariyun,
mudusasariin

mudusasaritan

mudusasariran

mudusasarirantan

ATT

mudusasariyuru,
mudusasariiru

mudusasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

muducheen

muducheetan

muducheeneen

muducheeneentan

ATT

muducheeru

muducheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

muduchoochun

muduchoochan

muducheeukan

muducheeukantan

ATT

muduchoochuru

muduchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

mudus-

Dictionary

mudusun

Attributive or Adnominal

mudusuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

mudusu-

Adverbial

mudushi

Volitional-Presumptive

mudusa

Conjunctive

muduchi

Representative

muduchai

Imperative

mudushi,
mudushee

Conditional

mudushee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

mudusuru haji

So as to...

mudusuru gutu

Before...

mudusuru mee

While...

mudusuru qweeda, mudusuru-qweema

Purpose

mudusuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

muduchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

muduchi-kwiin

Completive

muduchi-neen

Concessive conditional

muduchi-n

After...

muduchi-kara

After...

muduchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

mudushi-busan

mudushi-busantan

mudushi-bushikoo neen,

mudushi-bushikoo neeran

mudushi-bushikoo neentan,

mudushi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

mudushi-busaru

mudushi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

mudushi-yassan

mudushi-yassantan

mudushi-yashikoo neen,

mudushi-yashikoo neeran

mudushi-yashikoo neentan,

mudushi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

mudushi-yassaru

mudushi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

mudushi-gurisan

mudushi-gurisantan

mudushi-gurikoo neen,

mudushi-gurikoo neeran

mudushi-gurikoo neentan,

mudushi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

mudushi-gurisaru

mudushi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

mudushi-misheen

mudushi-misheentan

mudushi-misooran

mudushi-misoorantan

ATT

mudushi-misheeru

mudushi-misheetaru,
mudushi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

mudushi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

mudusu-tan

Nominalizing

mudusu-shi

Concessive

mudusu-shiga

Cause-effect

mudusu-kutu

Prohibitive

mudusu-na

Provisional conditional

mudusu-raa

Questions

mudusu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

mudusabiyun,
mudusabiin

mudusabitan

mudusabiran

mudusabirantan

ATT

mudusabiyuru,
mudusabiiru

mudusabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

mudushumi

muduchii

mudusani

mudusantii

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, November 27). むどぅすん【戻すん】 : mudusun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7994/mudusun/.