🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まるちゅん : maruchun | define meaning
maruchun
Pronunciation: [maɾut͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To rule; to govern; to control
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | まるちゅん |
| Romanization | maruchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [maɾut͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
maruchun |
maruchan |
marukan |
marukantan |
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ATT |
maruchuru |
marucharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
maruchoon |
maruchootan |
marucheewuran |
marucheewurantan |
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ATT |
maruchooru |
maruchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
marukasun |
marukachan |
marukasan |
marukasantan |
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ATT |
marukasuru |
marukacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
marukariyun, |
marukaritan, |
marukariran, |
marukarirantan, |
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ATT |
marukariyuru, |
marukaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
marukasariyun, |
marukasaritan |
marukasariran |
marukasarirantan |
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ATT |
marukasariyuru, |
marukasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
marucheen |
marucheetan |
marucheeneen |
marucheeneentan |
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ATT |
marucheeru |
marucheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
maruchoochun |
maruchoochan |
marucheeukan |
marucheeukantan |
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ATT |
maruchoochuru |
maruchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
maruk- |
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Dictionary |
maruchun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
maruchuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
maruchu- |
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Adverbial |
maruchi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
maruka |
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Conjunctive |
maruchi |
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Representative |
maruchai |
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Imperative |
maruki, |
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Conditional |
marukee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
maruchuru haji |
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So as to... |
maruchuru gutu |
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Before... |
maruchuru mee |
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While... |
maruchuru qweeda, marunuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
maruchuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
maruchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
maruchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
maruchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
maruchi-n |
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After... |
maruchi-kara |
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After... |
maruchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
maruchi-busan |
maruchi-busantan |
maruchi-bushikoo neen, maruchi-bushikoo neeran |
maruchi-bushikoo neentan, maruchi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maruchi-busaru |
maruchi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
maruchi-yassan |
maruchi-yassantan |
maruchi-yashikoo neen, maruchi-yashikoo neeran |
maruchi-yashikoo neentan, maruchi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maruchi-yassaru |
maruchi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
maruchi-gurisan |
maruchi-gurisantan |
maruchi-gurikoo neen, maruchi-gurikoo neeran |
maruchi-gurikoo neentan, maruchi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
maruchi-gurisaru |
maruchi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
maruchi-misheen |
maruchi-misheentan |
maruchi-misooran |
maruchi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
maruchi-misheeru |
maruchi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
maruchi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
maruchu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
maruchu-shi |
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Concessive |
maruchu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
maruchu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
maruchu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
maruchu-raa |
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Questions |
maruchu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
maruchabiyun, |
maruchabitan |
maruchabiran |
maruchabirantan |
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ATT |
maruchabiyuru, |
maruchabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
maruchumi |
maruchii |
marukani |
marukantii |
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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