🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬるぬん【温ぬん・温るぬん】 : nurunun | define meaning
nurunun
Pronunciation: [nuɾunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To become lukewarm; to become tepid
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ぬるむ【温む】 nurumu "to become lukewarm".
Notes
The kanji form 温るぬん is encouraged to avoid conflation with the verb ぬくぬん nukunun "to warm oneself up".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 温ぬん 温るぬん |
| Kana | ぬるぬん |
| Romanization | nurunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nuɾunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nurumun,
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nurudan |
nuruman |
nurumantan |
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ATT |
nurumuru,
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nurudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nurudoon |
nurudootan |
nurudeewuran |
nurudeewurantan |
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ATT |
nurudooru |
nurudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nurumasun |
nurumachan |
nurumasan |
nurumasantan |
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ATT |
nurumasuru |
nurumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nurumariyun, |
nurumaritan, |
nurumariran, |
nurumarirantan, |
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ATT |
nurumariyuru, |
nurumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nurumasariyun, |
nurumasaritan |
nurumasariran |
nurumasarirantan |
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ATT |
nurumasariyuru, |
nurumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nurudeen |
nurudeetan |
nurudeeneen |
nurudeeneentan |
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ATT |
nurudeeru |
nurudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nurudoochun |
nurudoochan |
nurudeeukan |
nurudeeukantan |
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ATT |
nurudoochuru |
nurudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nurum- |
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Dictionary |
nurumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nurumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nurumu-,
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Adverbial |
nurumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nuruma |
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Conjunctive |
nurudi |
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Representative |
nurudai |
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Imperative |
nurumi, |
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Conditional |
nurumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nurumuru haji,
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So as to... |
nurumuru gutu,
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Before... |
nurumuru mee,
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While... |
nurumuru qweeda, nurumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
nurumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nurudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nurudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nurudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nurudi-n |
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After... |
nurudi-kara |
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After... |
nurudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nurumi-busan |
nurumi-busantan |
nurumi-bushikoo neen, nurumi-bushikoo neeran |
nurumi-bushikoo neentan, nurumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nurumi-busaru |
nurumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nurumi-yassan |
nurumi-yassantan |
nurumi-yashikoo neen, nurumi-yashikoo neeran |
nurumi-yashikoo neentan, nurumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nurumi-yassaru |
nurumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nurumi-gurisan |
nurumi-gurisantan |
nurumi-gurikoo neen, nurumi-gurikoo neeran |
nurumi-gurikoo neentan, nurumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nurumi-gurisaru |
nurumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nurumi-misheen |
nurumi-misheentan |
nurumi-misooran |
nurumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nurumi-misheeru |
nurumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nurumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nurumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nurumu-shi |
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Concessive |
nurumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nurumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nurumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nurumu-raa |
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Questions |
nurumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nurumabiyun, |
nurumabitan |
nurumabiran |
nurumabirantan |
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ATT |
nurumabiyuru, |
nurumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nurumumi |
nurudii |
nurumani |
nurumantii |
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：ぬるむ【温む】