🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬちゅん【退ちゅん】 : nuchun | define meaning
nuchun
Pronunciation: [nut͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To step aside; to step back; to step away; to step down; to move to the side; to move back
- To take one's leave; to withdraw; to leave
- To sow discord; to alienate
- To separate; to split up; to divorce
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese のく【退く】 noku "to step aside".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 退ちゅん |
| Kana | ぬちゅん |
| Romanization | nuchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nut͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nuchun |
nuchan |
nukan |
nukantan |
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ATT |
nuchuru |
nucharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nuchoon |
nuchootan |
nucheewuran |
nucheewurantan |
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ATT |
nuchooru |
nuchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nukasun |
nukachan |
nukasan |
nukasantan |
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ATT |
nukasuru |
nukacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nukariyun, |
nukaritan, |
nukariran, |
nukarirantan, |
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ATT |
nukariyuru, |
nukaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nukasariyun, |
nukasaritan |
nukasariran |
nukasarirantan |
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ATT |
nukasariyuru, |
nukasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nucheen |
nucheetan |
nucheeneen |
nucheeneentan |
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ATT |
nucheeru |
nucheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nuchoochun |
nuchoochan |
nucheeukan |
nucheeukantan |
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ATT |
nuchoochuru |
nuchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nuk- |
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Dictionary |
nuchun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nuchuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nuchu- |
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Adverbial |
nuchi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nuka |
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Conjunctive |
nuchi |
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Representative |
nuchai |
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Imperative |
nuki, |
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Conditional |
nukee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nuchuru haji |
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So as to... |
nuchuru gutu |
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Before... |
nuchuru mee |
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While... |
nuchuru qweeda, nunuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nuchuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nuchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nuchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nuchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nuchi-n |
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After... |
nuchi-kara |
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After... |
nuchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nuchi-busan |
nuchi-busantan |
nuchi-bushikoo neen, nuchi-bushikoo neeran |
nuchi-bushikoo neentan, nuchi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuchi-busaru |
nuchi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nuchi-yassan |
nuchi-yassantan |
nuchi-yashikoo neen, nuchi-yashikoo neeran |
nuchi-yashikoo neentan, nuchi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuchi-yassaru |
nuchi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nuchi-gurisan |
nuchi-gurisantan |
nuchi-gurikoo neen, nuchi-gurikoo neeran |
nuchi-gurikoo neentan, nuchi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nuchi-gurisaru |
nuchi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nuchi-misheen |
nuchi-misheentan |
nuchi-misooran |
nuchi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nuchi-misheeru |
nuchi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nuchi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nuchu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nuchu-shi |
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Concessive |
nuchu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nuchu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nuchu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nuchu-raa |
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Questions |
nuchu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nuchabiyun, |
nuchabitan |
nuchabiran |
nuchabirantan |
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ATT |
nuchabiyuru, |
nuchabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nuchumi |
nuchii |
nukani |
nukantii |
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：のく【退く】、たちさる【立ち去る】、りかんする【離間する】、わかれる【別れる】