🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まるぬん【丸ぬん・円ぬん】 : marunun | define meaning
marunun
Pronunciation: [maɾunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be round; to become round; to become rounded
- To be curled up; to be rolled into a ball
- (Said of the moon) To be full
- To be settled; to come together
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese まろむ【丸む・円む】 maromu "to become round".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 丸ぬん 円ぬん |
| Kana | まるぬん |
| Romanization | marunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [maɾunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
marumun,
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marudan |
maruman |
marumantan |
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ATT |
marumuru,
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marudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
marudoon |
marudootan |
marudeewuran |
marudeewurantan |
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ATT |
marudooru |
marudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
marumasun |
marumachan |
marumasan |
marumasantan |
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ATT |
marumasuru |
marumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
marumariyun, |
marumaritan, |
marumariran, |
marumarirantan, |
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ATT |
marumariyuru, |
marumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
marumasariyun, |
marumasaritan |
marumasariran |
marumasarirantan |
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ATT |
marumasariyuru, |
marumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
marudeen |
marudeetan |
marudeeneen |
marudeeneentan |
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ATT |
marudeeru |
marudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
marudoochun |
marudoochan |
marudeeukan |
marudeeukantan |
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ATT |
marudoochuru |
marudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
marum- |
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Dictionary |
marumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
marumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
marumu-,
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Adverbial |
marumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
maruma |
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Conjunctive |
marudi |
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Representative |
marudai |
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Imperative |
marumi, |
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Conditional |
marumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
marumuru haji,
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So as to... |
marumuru gutu,
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Before... |
marumuru mee,
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While... |
marumuru qweeda, marumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
marumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
marudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
marudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
marudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
marudi-n |
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After... |
marudi-kara |
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After... |
marudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
marumi-busan |
marumi-busantan |
marumi-bushikoo neen, marumi-bushikoo neeran |
marumi-bushikoo neentan, marumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
marumi-busaru |
marumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
marumi-yassan |
marumi-yassantan |
marumi-yashikoo neen, marumi-yashikoo neeran |
marumi-yashikoo neentan, marumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
marumi-yassaru |
marumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
marumi-gurisan |
marumi-gurisantan |
marumi-gurikoo neen, marumi-gurikoo neeran |
marumi-gurikoo neentan, marumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
marumi-gurisaru |
marumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
marumi-misheen |
marumi-misheentan |
marumi-misooran |
marumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
marumi-misheeru |
marumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
marumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
marumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
marumu-shi |
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Concessive |
marumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
marumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
marumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
marumu-raa |
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Questions |
marumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
marumabiyun, |
marumabitan |
marumabiran |
marumabirantan |
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ATT |
marumabiyuru, |
marumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
marumumi |
marudii |
marumani |
marumantii |
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：まるくなる【丸くなる】、まろむ【丸む・円む】、まとまる【纏まる】