🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くちゅん : kuchun | define meaning
kuchun
Pronunciation: [kut͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To decay; to rot
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くちる【朽ちる】 kichiru "to decay".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | くちゅん |
| Romanization | kuchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kut͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kuchun |
kucchan |
kutan |
kutantan |
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ATT |
kuchuru |
kuccharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kucchoon |
kucchootan |
kuccheewuran |
kuccheewurantan |
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ATT |
kucchooru |
kucchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kutasun |
kutachan |
kutasan |
kutasantan |
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ATT |
kutasuru |
kutacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kutariyun, |
kutaritan, |
kutariran, |
kutarirantan, |
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ATT |
kutariyuru, |
kutaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kutasariyun, |
kutasaritan |
kutasariran |
kutasarirantan |
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ATT |
kunasariyuru, |
kunasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kuccheen |
kuccheetan |
kuccheeneen |
kuccheeneentan |
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ATT |
kuccheeru |
kuccheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kucchoochun |
kucchoochan |
kuccheeukan |
kuccheeukantan |
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ATT |
kucchoochuru |
kucchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kut- |
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Dictionary |
kuchun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kuchuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kuchu- |
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Adverbial |
kuchi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kuta |
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Conjunctive |
kucchi |
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Representative |
kucchai |
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Imperative |
kuti, |
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Conditional |
kutee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kuchuru haji |
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So as to... |
kuchuru gutu |
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Before... |
kuchuru mee |
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While... |
kuchuru qweeda, kuchuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kuchuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kucchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kucchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kucchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kucchi-n |
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After... |
kucchi-kara |
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After... |
kucchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kuchi-busan |
kuchi-busantan |
kuchi-bushikoo neen, kuchi-bushikoo neeran |
kuchi-bushikoo neentan, kuchi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuchi-busaru |
kuchi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kuchi-yassan |
kuchi-yassantan |
kuchi-yashikoo neen, kuchi-yashikoo neeran |
kuchi-yashikoo neentan, kuchi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuchi-yassaru |
kuchi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kuchi-gurisan |
kuchi-gurisantan |
kuchi-gurikoo neen, kuchi-gurikoo neeran |
kuchi-gurikoo neentan, kuchi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kuchi-gurisaru |
kuchi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kuchi-misheen |
kuchi-misheentan |
kuchi-misooran |
kuchi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kuchi-misheeru |
kuchi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kuchi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kuchu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kuchu-shi |
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Concessive |
kuchu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kuchu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kuchu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kuchu-raa |
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Questions |
kuchu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kutabiyun, |
kutabitan |
kutabiran |
kutabirantan |
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ATT |
kutabiyuru, |
kutabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kuchumi |
kucchii |
kutani |
kutantii |
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：くちる【朽ちる】