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とぅいむちゅん

tuimuchun

Pronunciation: [tuimut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To welcome; to receive; to entertain

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaとぅいむちゅん
New Okinawa Moji婢いむちゅん
Romanizationtuimuchun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tuimut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan tu-type verb: tuimuchun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tuimuchun

tuimucchan

tuimutan

tuimutantan

ATT

tuimuchuru

tuimuccharu

Progressive

PRED

tuimucchoon

tuimucchootan

tuimuccheewuran

tuimuccheewurantan

ATT

tuimucchooru

tuimucchootaru

Causative

PRED

tuimutasun

tuimutachan

tuimutasan

tuimutasantan

ATT

tuimutasuru

tuimutacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tuimutariyun,
tuimutariin

tuimutaritan,
tuimutattan

tuimutariran,
tuimutaran

tuimutarirantan,
tuimutaratan

ATT

tuimutariyuru,
tuimutariiru

tuimutaritaru,
tuimutattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tuimutasariyun,
tuimutasariin

tuimutasaritan

tuimutasariran

tuimutasarirantan

ATT

tuimunasariyuru,
tuimunasariiru

tuimunasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tuimuccheen

tuimuccheetan

tuimuccheeneen

tuimuccheeneentan

ATT

tuimuccheeru

tuimuccheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tuimucchoochun

tuimucchoochan

tuimuccheeukan

tuimuccheeukantan

ATT

tuimucchoochuru

tuimucchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tuimut-

Dictionary

tuimuchun

Attributive or Adnominal

tuimuchuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tuimuchu-

Adverbial

tuimuchi

Volitional-Presumptive

tuimuta

Conjunctive

tuimucchi

Representative

tuimucchai

Imperative

tuimuti,
tuimutee

Conditional

tuimutee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tuimuchuru haji

So as to...

tuimuchuru gutu

Before...

tuimuchuru mee

While...

tuimuchuru qweeda, tuimuchuru-qweema

Purpose

tuimuchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tuimucchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tuimucchi-kwiin

Completive

tuimucchi-neen

Concessive conditional

tuimucchi-n

After...

tuimucchi-kara

After...

tuimucchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tuimuchi-busan

tuimuchi-busantan

tuimuchi-bushikoo neen,

tuimuchi-bushikoo neeran

tuimuchi-bushikoo neentan,

tuimuchi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tuimuchi-busaru

tuimuchi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tuimuchi-yassan

tuimuchi-yassantan

tuimuchi-yashikoo neen,

tuimuchi-yashikoo neeran

tuimuchi-yashikoo neentan,

tuimuchi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tuimuchi-yassaru

tuimuchi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tuimuchi-gurisan

tuimuchi-gurisantan

tuimuchi-gurikoo neen,

tuimuchi-gurikoo neeran

tuimuchi-gurikoo neentan,

tuimuchi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tuimuchi-gurisaru

tuimuchi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tuimuchi-misheen

tuimuchi-misheentan

tuimuchi-misooran

tuimuchi-misoorantan

ATT

tuimuchi-misheeru

tuimuchi-misheetaru,
tuimuchi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tuimuchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tuimuchu-tan

Nominalizing

tuimuchu-shi

Concessive

tuimuchu-shiga

Cause-effect

tuimuchu-kutu

Prohibitive

tuimuchu-na

Provisional conditional

tuimuchu-raa

Questions

tuimuchu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tuimutabiyun,
tuimutabiin

tuimutabitan

tuimutabiran

tuimutabirantan

ATT

tuimutabiyuru,
tuimutabiiru

tuimutabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tuimuchumi

tuimucchii

tuimutani

tuimutantii

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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とぅいむちゅん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). とぅいむちゅん : tuimuchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8262/tuimuchun/.