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うどぅるちゅん【驚ちゅん・愕ちゅん・駭ちゅん】

uduruchun

Pronunciation: [ʔuduɾut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be surprised

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おどろく【驚く・愕く・駭く】 odoroku "to be surprised".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji驚ちゅん
愕ちゅん
駭ちゅん
Kanaうどぅるちゅん
New Okinawa Mojiう嬨るちゅん
Romanizationuduruchun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔuduɾut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: uduruchun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

uduruchun

uduruchan

udurukan

udurukantan

ATT

uduruchuru

udurucharu

Progressive

PRED

uduruchoon

uduruchootan

udurucheewuran

udurucheewurantan

ATT

uduruchooru

uduruchootaru

Causative

PRED

udurukasun

udurukachan

udurukasan

udurukasantan

ATT

udurukasuru

udurukacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

udurukariyun,
udurukariin

udurukaritan,
udurukattan

udurukariran,
udurukaran

udurukarirantan,
udurukaratan

ATT

udurukariyuru,
udurukariiru

udurukaritaru,
udurukattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

udurukasariyun,
udurukasariin

udurukasaritan

udurukasariran

udurukasarirantan

ATT

udurukasariyuru,
udurukasariiru

udurukasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

udurucheen

udurucheetan

udurucheeneen

udurucheeneentan

ATT

udurucheeru

udurucheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

uduruchoochun

uduruchoochan

udurucheeukan

udurucheeukantan

ATT

uduruchoochuru

uduruchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

uduruk-

Dictionary

uduruchun

Attributive or Adnominal

uduruchuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

uduruchu-

Adverbial

uduruchi

Volitional-Presumptive

uduruka

Conjunctive

uduruchi

Representative

uduruchai

Imperative

uduruki,
udurukee

Conditional

udurukee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

uduruchuru haji

So as to...

uduruchuru gutu

Before...

uduruchuru mee

While...

uduruchuru qweeda, udurunuru-qweema

Purpose

uduruchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

uduruchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

uduruchi-kwiin

Completive

uduruchi-neen

Concessive conditional

uduruchi-n

After...

uduruchi-kara

After...

uduruchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

uduruchi-busan

uduruchi-busantan

uduruchi-bushikoo neen,

uduruchi-bushikoo neeran

uduruchi-bushikoo neentan,

uduruchi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

uduruchi-busaru

uduruchi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

uduruchi-yassan

uduruchi-yassantan

uduruchi-yashikoo neen,

uduruchi-yashikoo neeran

uduruchi-yashikoo neentan,

uduruchi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

uduruchi-yassaru

uduruchi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

uduruchi-gurisan

uduruchi-gurisantan

uduruchi-gurikoo neen,

uduruchi-gurikoo neeran

uduruchi-gurikoo neentan,

uduruchi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

uduruchi-gurisaru

uduruchi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

uduruchi-misheen

uduruchi-misheentan

uduruchi-misooran

uduruchi-misoorantan

ATT

uduruchi-misheeru

uduruchi-misheetaru,
uduruchi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

uduruchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

uduruchu-tan

Nominalizing

uduruchu-shi

Concessive

uduruchu-shiga

Cause-effect

uduruchu-kutu

Prohibitive

uduruchu-na

Provisional conditional

uduruchu-raa

Questions

uduruchu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

uduruchabiyun,
uduruchabiin

uduruchabitan

uduruchabiran

uduruchabirantan

ATT

uduruchabiyuru,
uduruchabiiru

uduruchabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

uduruchumi

uduruchii

udurukani

udurukantii

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, May 9). うどぅるちゅん【驚ちゅん・愕ちゅん・駭ちゅん】 : uduruchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8569/uduruchun/.