🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うじゅぬん【埋ぬん】 : ujunun | define meaning
ujunun
Pronunciation: [ʔud͡ʑunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To bury; to cover
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うめる【埋める】 umeru "to bury" and its variant うずめる uzumeru.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 埋ぬん |
| Kana | うじゅぬん |
| Romanization | ujunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔud͡ʑunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ujumun,
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ujudan |
ujuman |
ujumantan |
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ATT |
ujumuru,
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ujudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ujudoon |
ujudootan |
ujudeewuran |
ujudeewurantan |
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ATT |
ujudooru |
ujudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ujumasun |
ujumachan |
ujumasan |
ujumasantan |
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ATT |
ujumasuru |
ujumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ujumariyun, |
ujumaritan, |
ujumariran, |
ujumarirantan, |
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ATT |
ujumariyuru, |
ujumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ujumasariyun, |
ujumasaritan |
ujumasariran |
ujumasarirantan |
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ATT |
ujumasariyuru, |
ujumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ujudeen |
ujudeetan |
ujudeeneen |
ujudeeneentan |
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ATT |
ujudeeru |
ujudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ujudoochun |
ujudoochan |
ujudeeukan |
ujudeeukantan |
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ATT |
ujudoochuru |
ujudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ujum- |
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Dictionary |
ujumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ujumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ujumu-,
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Adverbial |
ujumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ujuma |
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Conjunctive |
ujudi |
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Representative |
ujudai |
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Imperative |
ujumi, |
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Conditional |
ujumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ujumuru haji,
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So as to... |
ujumuru gutu,
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Before... |
ujumuru mee,
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While... |
ujumuru qweeda, ujumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
ujumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ujudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ujudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
ujudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ujudi-n |
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After... |
ujudi-kara |
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After... |
ujudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ujumi-busan |
ujumi-busantan |
ujumi-bushikoo neen, ujumi-bushikoo neeran |
ujumi-bushikoo neentan, ujumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujumi-busaru |
ujumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ujumi-yassan |
ujumi-yassantan |
ujumi-yashikoo neen, ujumi-yashikoo neeran |
ujumi-yashikoo neentan, ujumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujumi-yassaru |
ujumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ujumi-gurisan |
ujumi-gurisantan |
ujumi-gurikoo neen, ujumi-gurikoo neeran |
ujumi-gurikoo neentan, ujumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujumi-gurisaru |
ujumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ujumi-misheen |
ujumi-misheentan |
ujumi-misooran |
ujumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ujumi-misheeru |
ujumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ujumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ujumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ujumu-shi |
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Concessive |
ujumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ujumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ujumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ujumu-raa |
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Questions |
ujumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ujumabiyun, |
ujumabitan |
ujumabiran |
ujumabirantan |
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ATT |
ujumabiyuru, |
ujumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ujumumi |
ujudii |
ujumani |
ujumantii |
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：うめる・うずめる【埋める】