🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬくぬん【温ぬん・温くぬん】 : nukunun | define meaning
nukunun
Pronunciation: [nukunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To warm oneself up; to warm up
Notes
The kanji form 温くぬん is encouraged to avoid conflation with the verb ぬるぬん nurunun "to warm oneself up".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 温ぬん 温くぬん |
| Kana | ぬくぬん |
| Romanization | nukunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nukunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nukumun,
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nukudan |
nukuman |
nukumantan |
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ATT |
nukumuru,
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nukudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nukudoon |
nukudootan |
nukudeewuran |
nukudeewurantan |
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ATT |
nukudooru |
nukudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nukumasun |
nukumachan |
nukumasan |
nukumasantan |
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ATT |
nukumasuru |
nukumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nukumariyun, |
nukumaritan, |
nukumariran, |
nukumarirantan, |
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ATT |
nukumariyuru, |
nukumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nukumasariyun, |
nukumasaritan |
nukumasariran |
nukumasarirantan |
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ATT |
nukumasariyuru, |
nukumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nukudeen |
nukudeetan |
nukudeeneen |
nukudeeneentan |
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ATT |
nukudeeru |
nukudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nukudoochun |
nukudoochan |
nukudeeukan |
nukudeeukantan |
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ATT |
nukudoochuru |
nukudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nukum- |
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Dictionary |
nukumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nukumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nukumu-,
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Adverbial |
nukumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nukuma |
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Conjunctive |
nukudi |
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Representative |
nukudai |
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Imperative |
nukumi, |
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Conditional |
nukumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nukumuru haji,
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So as to... |
nukumuru gutu,
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Before... |
nukumuru mee,
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While... |
nukumuru qweeda, nukumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
nukumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nukudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nukudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nukudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nukudi-n |
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After... |
nukudi-kara |
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After... |
nukudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nukumi-busan |
nukumi-busantan |
nukumi-bushikoo neen, nukumi-bushikoo neeran |
nukumi-bushikoo neentan, nukumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nukumi-busaru |
nukumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nukumi-yassan |
nukumi-yassantan |
nukumi-yashikoo neen, nukumi-yashikoo neeran |
nukumi-yashikoo neentan, nukumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nukumi-yassaru |
nukumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nukumi-gurisan |
nukumi-gurisantan |
nukumi-gurikoo neen, nukumi-gurikoo neeran |
nukumi-gurikoo neentan, nukumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nukumi-gurisaru |
nukumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nukumi-misheen |
nukumi-misheentan |
nukumi-misooran |
nukumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nukumi-misheeru |
nukumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nukumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nukumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nukumu-shi |
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Concessive |
nukumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nukumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nukumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nukumu-raa |
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Questions |
nukumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nukumabiyun, |
nukumabitan |
nukumabiran |
nukumabirantan |
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ATT |
nukumabiyuru, |
nukumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nukumumi |
nukudii |
nukumani |
nukumantii |
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：ぬくまる【温まる】、あたたまる・あったまる【温まる・暖まる】