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しだぬん【涼ぬん】

shidanun

Pronunciation: [ɕidanuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To cool oneself; to cool off

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji涼ぬん
Kanaしだぬん
Romanizationshidanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕidanuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: shidamun ~ shidanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shidamun,
shidanun

shidadan

shidaman

shidamantan

ATT

shidamuru,
shidanuru

shidadaru

Progressive

PRED

shidadoon

shidadootan

shidadeewuran

shidadeewurantan

ATT

shidadooru

shidadootaru

Causative

PRED

shidamasun

shidamachan

shidamasan

shidamasantan

ATT

shidamasuru

shidamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shidamariyun,
shidamariin

shidamaritan,
shidamattan

shidamariran,
shidamaran

shidamarirantan,
shidamaratan

ATT

shidamariyuru,
shidamariiru

shidamaritaru,
shidamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shidamasariyun,
shidamasariin

shidamasaritan

shidamasariran

shidamasarirantan

ATT

shidamasariyuru,
shidamasariiru

shidamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shidadeen

shidadeetan

shidadeeneen

shidadeeneentan

ATT

shidadeeru

shidadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shidadoochun

shidadoochan

shidadeeukan

shidadeeukantan

ATT

shidadoochuru

shidadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shidam-

Dictionary

shidamun,
shidanun

Attributive or Adnominal

shidamuru,
shidanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shidamu-,
shidanu-

Adverbial

shidami

Volitional-Presumptive

shidama

Conjunctive

shidadi

Representative

shidadai

Imperative

shidami,
shidamee

Conditional

shidamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shidamuru haji,
shidanuru haji

So as to...

shidamuru gutu,
shidanuru gutu

Before...

shidamuru mee,
shidanuru mee

While...

shidamuru qweeda, shidamuru-qweema,
shidanuru qweeda, shidanuru-qweema

Purpose

shidamuru tami ni,
shidanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shidadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shidadi-kwiin

Completive

shidadi-neen

Concessive conditional

shidadi-n

After...

shidadi-kara

After...

shidadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shidami-busan

shidami-busantan

shidami-bushikoo neen,

shidami-bushikoo neeran

shidami-bushikoo neentan,

shidami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shidami-busaru

shidami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shidami-yassan

shidami-yassantan

shidami-yashikoo neen,

shidami-yashikoo neeran

shidami-yashikoo neentan,

shidami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shidami-yassaru

shidami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shidami-gurisan

shidami-gurisantan

shidami-gurikoo neen,

shidami-gurikoo neeran

shidami-gurikoo neentan,

shidami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shidami-gurisaru

shidami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shidami-misheen

shidami-misheentan

shidami-misooran

shidami-misoorantan

ATT

shidami-misheeru

shidami-misheetaru,
shidami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shidami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shidamu-tan

Nominalizing

shidamu-shi

Concessive

shidamu-shiga

Cause-effect

shidamu-kutu

Prohibitive

shidamu-na

Provisional conditional

shidamu-raa

Questions

shidamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shidamabiyun,
shidamabiin

shidamabitan

shidamabiran

shidamabirantan

ATT

shidamabiyuru,
shidamabiiru

shidamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shidamumi

shidadii

shidamani

shidamantii

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, December 29). しだぬん【涼ぬん】 : shidanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8276/shidanun/.