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うちゅん【打ちゅん】 : uchun | define meaning

uchun

Pronunciation: [ʔut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To hit; to strike; to beat
To beat (a drum); to strike (a gong); to play a percussion instrument
1. かにうちゅん【鉦打ちゅん】
  kani uchun
  "To strike a gong"
To till; to plow; to dig up
To play (a tabletop game)
1. しぐるくうちゅん【双六打ちゅん】
  shiguruku uchun
  "To play Sugoroku"
To gamble
To braid; to weave; to twine; to twist; to make
1. ちなうちゅん【綱打ちゅん】
  china uchun
  "To braid rope"
To cast (a net)
1. あみうちゅん【網打ちゅん】
  ami uchun
  "To cast a net"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うつ【打つ】 utsu "to beat".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Beat, to, with the bamboo. Chíbbee oótchoong", "Beat, to, on the gong. Tánna óchoong (lit. to play on the gong)", "Dice, to play with. Sheégo roócoo ochoong", "Dig, to, up the ground. Oóchoong", "Make, to, a rope. Cheéna oótchoong † Literally to work rope", "Play, to, at chess. Choónjee óchoong", "Play, to, with dice. Sheégo roócoo óchoong", "Rope, to make. Chínna oóchoong", and "Thresh, to. Oótchoong † Ootchoong, or oochoong, signifies to work, to play, and to make".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	打ちゅん
Kana	うちゅん
Romanization	uchun
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan tu-type verb: **uchun**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	uchun	ucchan	utan	utantan
	ATT	uchuru	uccharu
Progressive	PRED	ucchoon	ucchootan	uccheewuran	uccheewurantan
	ATT	ucchooru	ucchootaru
Causative	PRED	utasun	utachan	utasan	utasantan
	ATT	utasuru	utacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	utariyun, utariin	utaritan, utattan	utariran, utaran	utarirantan, utaratan
	ATT	utariyuru, utariiru	utaritaru, utattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	utasariyun, utasariin	utasaritan	utasariran	utasarirantan
	ATT	unasariyuru, unasariiru	unasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	uccheen	uccheetan	uccheeneen	uccheeneentan
	ATT	uccheeru	uccheetaru
Preparatory	PRED	ucchoochun	ucchoochan	uccheeukan	uccheeukantan
	ATT	ucchoochuru	ucchoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	ut-
Dictionary	uchun
Attributive or Adnominal	uchuru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	uchu-
Adverbial	uchi
Volitional-Presumptive	uta
Conjunctive	ucchi
Representative	ucchai
Imperative	uti, utee
Conditional	utee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	uchuru haji
So as to...	uchuru gutu
Before...	uchuru mee
While...	uchuru qweeda, uchuru-qweema
Purpose	uchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	ucchi-kwimisooree
Benefactive	ucchi-kwiin
Completive	ucchi-neen
Concessive conditional	ucchi-n
After...	ucchi-kara
After...	ucchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	uchi-busan	uchi-busantan	uchi-bushikoo neen, uchi-bushikoo neeran	uchi-bushikoo neentan, uchi-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	uchi-busaru	uchi-busataru	uchi-bushikoo neen, uchi-bushikoo neeran	uchi-bushikoo neentan, uchi-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	uchi-yassan	uchi-yassantan	uchi-yashikoo neen, uchi-yashikoo neeran	uchi-yashikoo neentan, uchi-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	uchi-yassaru	uchi-yassataru	uchi-yashikoo neen, uchi-yashikoo neeran	uchi-yashikoo neentan, uchi-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	uchi-gurisan	uchi-gurisantan	uchi-gurikoo neen, uchi-gurikoo neeran	uchi-gurikoo neentan, uchi-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	uchi-gurisaru	uchi-gurisataru	uchi-gurikoo neen, uchi-gurikoo neeran	uchi-gurikoo neentan, uchi-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	uchi-misheen	uchi-misheentan	uchi-misooran	uchi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	uchi-misheeru	uchi-misheetaru, uchi-misoocharu	uchi-misooran	uchi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	uchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	uchu-tan
Nominalizing	uchu-shi
Concessive	uchu-shiga
Cause-effect	uchu-kutu
Prohibitive	uchu-na
Provisional conditional	uchu-raa
Questions	uchu-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	utabiyun, utabiin	utabitan	utabiran	utabirantan
Polite	ATT	utabiyuru, utabiiru	utabitaru	utabiran	utabirantan
Polar questions	PRED	uchumi	ucchii	utani	utantii

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：うつ【打つ】、ぶつ【打つ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 9). うちゅん【打ちゅん】 : uchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8124/uchun/.