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くじゅん【漕じゅん】

kujun

Pronunciation: [kud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To row; to paddle; to scull

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こぐ【漕ぐ】 kogu "to row".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji漕じゅん
Kanaくじゅん
Romanizationkujun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: kujun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kujun

kujan

kugan

kugantan

ATT

kujuru

kujaru

Progressive

PRED

kujoon

kujootan

kujeewuran

kujeewurantan

ATT

kujooru

kujootaru

Causative

PRED

kugasun

kugachan

kugasan

kugasantan

ATT

kugasuru

kugacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kugariyun,
kugariin

kugaritan,
kugattan

kugariran,
kugaran

kugarirantan,
kugaratan

ATT

kugariyuru,
kugariiru

kugaritaru,
kugattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kugasariyun,
kugasariin

kugasaritan

kugasariran

kugasarirantan

ATT

kugasariyuru,
kugasariiru

kugasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kujeen

kujeetan

kujeeneen

kujeeneentan

ATT

kujeeru

kujeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kujoochun

kujoochan

kujeeukan

kujeeukantan

ATT

kujoochuru

kujoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kug-

Dictionary

kujun

Attributive or Adnominal

kujuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kuju-

Adverbial

kuji

Volitional-Presumptive

kuga

Conjunctive

kuji

Representative

kujai

Imperative

kugi,
kugee

Conditional

kugee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kujuru haji

So as to...

kujuru gutu

Before...

kujuru mee

While...

kujuru qweeda, kujuru-qweema

Purpose

kujuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kuji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kuji-kwiin

Completive

kuji-neen

Concessive conditional

kuji-n

After...

kuji-kara

After...

kuji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kuji-busan

kuji-busantan

kuji-bushikoo neen,

kuji-bushikoo neeran

kuji-bushikoo neentan,

kuji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kuji-busaru

kuji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kuji-yassan

kuji-yassantan

kuji-yashikoo neen,

kuji-yashikoo neeran

kuji-yashikoo neentan,

kuji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kuji-yassaru

kuji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kuji-gurisan

kuji-gurisantan

kuji-gurikoo neen,

kuji-gurikoo neeran

kuji-gurikoo neentan,

kuji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kuji-gurisaru

kuji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kuji-misheen

kuji-misheentan

kuji-misooran

kuji-misoorantan

ATT

kuji-misheeru

kuji-misheetaru,
kuji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kuji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kuju-tan

Nominalizing

kuju-shi

Concessive

kuju-shiga

Cause-effect

kuju-kutu

Prohibitive

kuju-na

Provisional conditional

kuju-raa

Questions

kuju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kujabiyun,
kujabiin

kujabitan

kujabiran

kujabirantan

ATT

kujabiyuru,
kujabiiru

kujabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kujumi

kujii

kugani

kugantii

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. (2026, January 4). くじゅん【漕じゅん】 : kujun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8356/kujun/.