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たるぬん【頼ぬん・恃ぬん・憑ぬん】

tarunun

Pronunciation: [taɾunuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To ask; to request

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たのむ【頼む・恃む・憑む】 tanomu "to ask".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji頼ぬん
恃ぬん
憑ぬん
Kanaたるぬん
Romanizationtarunun
Pronunciation (IPA)[taɾunuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: tarumun ~ tarunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tarumun,
tarunun

tarudan

taruman

tarumantan

ATT

tarumuru,
tarunuru

tarudaru

Progressive

PRED

tarudoon

tarudootan

tarudeewuran

tarudeewurantan

ATT

tarudooru

tarudootaru

Causative

PRED

tarumasun

tarumachan

tarumasan

tarumasantan

ATT

tarumasuru

tarumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tarumariyun,
tarumariin

tarumaritan,
tarumattan

tarumariran,
tarumaran

tarumarirantan,
tarumaratan

ATT

tarumariyuru,
tarumariiru

tarumaritaru,
tarumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tarumasariyun,
tarumasariin

tarumasaritan

tarumasariran

tarumasarirantan

ATT

tarumasariyuru,
tarumasariiru

tarumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tarudeen

tarudeetan

tarudeeneen

tarudeeneentan

ATT

tarudeeru

tarudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tarudoochun

tarudoochan

tarudeeukan

tarudeeukantan

ATT

tarudoochuru

tarudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tarum-

Dictionary

tarumun,
tarunun

Attributive or Adnominal

tarumuru,
tarunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tarumu-,
tarunu-

Adverbial

tarumi

Volitional-Presumptive

taruma

Conjunctive

tarudi

Representative

tarudai

Imperative

tarumi,
tarumee

Conditional

tarumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tarumuru haji,
tarunuru haji

So as to...

tarumuru gutu,
tarunuru gutu

Before...

tarumuru mee,
tarunuru mee

While...

tarumuru qweeda, tarumuru-qweema,
tarunuru qweeda, tarunuru-qweema

Purpose

tarumuru tami ni,
tarunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tarudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tarudi-kwiin

Completive

tarudi-neen

Concessive conditional

tarudi-n

After...

tarudi-kara

After...

tarudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tarumi-busan

tarumi-busantan

tarumi-bushikoo neen,

tarumi-bushikoo neeran

tarumi-bushikoo neentan,

tarumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tarumi-busaru

tarumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tarumi-yassan

tarumi-yassantan

tarumi-yashikoo neen,

tarumi-yashikoo neeran

tarumi-yashikoo neentan,

tarumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tarumi-yassaru

tarumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tarumi-gurisan

tarumi-gurisantan

tarumi-gurikoo neen,

tarumi-gurikoo neeran

tarumi-gurikoo neentan,

tarumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tarumi-gurisaru

tarumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tarumi-misheen

tarumi-misheentan

tarumi-misooran

tarumi-misoorantan

ATT

tarumi-misheeru

tarumi-misheetaru,
tarumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tarumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tarumu-tan

Nominalizing

tarumu-shi

Concessive

tarumu-shiga

Cause-effect

tarumu-kutu

Prohibitive

tarumu-na

Provisional conditional

tarumu-raa

Questions

tarumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tarumabiyun,
tarumabiin

tarumabitan

tarumabiran

tarumabirantan

ATT

tarumabiyuru,
tarumabiiru

tarumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tarumumi

tarudii

tarumani

tarumantii

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:たのむ【頼む・恃む・憑む】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 13). たるぬん【頼ぬん・恃ぬん・憑ぬん】 : tarunun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8633/tarunun/.