🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まちゅん【蒔ちゅん・播ちゅん】 : machun | define meaning
machun
Pronunciation: [mat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To sow; to seed; to plant
- はなぬさにまちゅん【花ぬ種蒔ちゅん】
hana nu sani machun
"To sow flower seeds" - トマトーぬさにまちゅしまるわしりてぃねーん【トマトーぬ種蒔ちゅしまる忘りてぃねーん】
tomatoo nu sani machu-shi maru washiriti neen
"I completely forgot to sow the tomato seeds"
- はなぬさにまちゅん【花ぬ種蒔ちゅん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まく【蒔く・播く】 maku "to sow".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蒔ちゅん 播ちゅん |
| Kana | まちゅん |
| Romanization | machun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
machun |
machan |
makan |
makantan |
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ATT |
machuru |
macharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
machoon |
machootan |
macheewuran |
macheewurantan |
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ATT |
machooru |
machootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
makasun |
makachan |
makasan |
makasantan |
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ATT |
makasuru |
makacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
makariyun, |
makaritan, |
makariran, |
makarirantan, |
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ATT |
makariyuru, |
makaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
makasariyun, |
makasaritan |
makasariran |
makasarirantan |
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ATT |
makasariyuru, |
makasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
macheen |
macheetan |
macheeneen |
macheeneentan |
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ATT |
macheeru |
macheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
machoochun |
machoochan |
macheeukan |
macheeukantan |
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ATT |
machoochuru |
machoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mak- |
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Dictionary |
machun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
machuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
machu- |
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Adverbial |
machi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
maka |
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Conjunctive |
machi |
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Representative |
machai |
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Imperative |
maki, |
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Conditional |
makee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
machuru haji |
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So as to... |
machuru gutu |
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Before... |
machuru mee |
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While... |
machuru qweeda, manuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
machuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
machi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
machi-kwiin |
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Completive |
machi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
machi-n |
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After... |
machi-kara |
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After... |
machi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
machi-busan |
machi-busantan |
machi-bushikoo neen, machi-bushikoo neeran |
machi-bushikoo neentan, machi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-busaru |
machi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
machi-yassan |
machi-yassantan |
machi-yashikoo neen, machi-yashikoo neeran |
machi-yashikoo neentan, machi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-yassaru |
machi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
machi-gurisan |
machi-gurisantan |
machi-gurikoo neen, machi-gurikoo neeran |
machi-gurikoo neentan, machi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
machi-gurisaru |
machi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
machi-misheen |
machi-misheentan |
machi-misooran |
machi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
machi-misheeru |
machi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
machi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
machu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
machu-shi |
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Concessive |
machu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
machu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
machu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
machu-raa |
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Questions |
machu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
machabiyun, |
machabitan |
machabiran |
machabirantan |
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ATT |
machabiyuru, |
machabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
machumi |
machii |
makani |
makantii |
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：まく【蒔く・播く】