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くやぬん【悔ぬん・悔やぬん】

kuyanun

Pronunciation: [kujanuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To regret; to feel remorse

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くやむ【悔む・悔やむ】 kuyamu "to regret".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji悔ぬん
悔やぬん
Kanaくやぬん
Romanizationkuyanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kujanuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: kuyamun ~ kuyanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kuyamun,
kuyanun

kuyadan

kuyaman

kuyamantan

ATT

kuyamuru,
kuyanuru

kuyadaru

Progressive

PRED

kuyadoon

kuyadootan

kuyadeewuran

kuyadeewurantan

ATT

kuyadooru

kuyadootaru

Causative

PRED

kuyamasun

kuyamachan

kuyamasan

kuyamasantan

ATT

kuyamasuru

kuyamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kuyamariyun,
kuyamariin

kuyamaritan,
kuyamattan

kuyamariran,
kuyamaran

kuyamarirantan,
kuyamaratan

ATT

kuyamariyuru,
kuyamariiru

kuyamaritaru,
kuyamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kuyamasariyun,
kuyamasariin

kuyamasaritan

kuyamasariran

kuyamasarirantan

ATT

kuyamasariyuru,
kuyamasariiru

kuyamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kuyadeen

kuyadeetan

kuyadeeneen

kuyadeeneentan

ATT

kuyadeeru

kuyadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kuyadoochun

kuyadoochan

kuyadeeukan

kuyadeeukantan

ATT

kuyadoochuru

kuyadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kuyam-

Dictionary

kuyamun,
kuyanun

Attributive or Adnominal

kuyamuru,
kuyanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kuyamu-,
kuyanu-

Adverbial

kuyami

Volitional-Presumptive

kuyama

Conjunctive

kuyadi

Representative

kuyadai

Imperative

kuyami,
kuyamee

Conditional

kuyamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kuyamuru haji,
kuyanuru haji

So as to...

kuyamuru gutu,
kuyanuru gutu

Before...

kuyamuru mee,
kuyanuru mee

While...

kuyamuru qweeda, kuyamuru-qweema,
kuyanuru qweeda, kuyanuru-qweema

Purpose

kuyamuru tami ni,
kuyanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kuyadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kuyadi-kwiin

Completive

kuyadi-neen

Concessive conditional

kuyadi-n

After...

kuyadi-kara

After...

kuyadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kuyami-busan

kuyami-busantan

kuyami-bushikoo neen,

kuyami-bushikoo neeran

kuyami-bushikoo neentan,

kuyami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kuyami-busaru

kuyami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kuyami-yassan

kuyami-yassantan

kuyami-yashikoo neen,

kuyami-yashikoo neeran

kuyami-yashikoo neentan,

kuyami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kuyami-yassaru

kuyami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kuyami-gurisan

kuyami-gurisantan

kuyami-gurikoo neen,

kuyami-gurikoo neeran

kuyami-gurikoo neentan,

kuyami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kuyami-gurisaru

kuyami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kuyami-misheen

kuyami-misheentan

kuyami-misooran

kuyami-misoorantan

ATT

kuyami-misheeru

kuyami-misheetaru,
kuyami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kuyami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kuyamu-tan

Nominalizing

kuyamu-shi

Concessive

kuyamu-shiga

Cause-effect

kuyamu-kutu

Prohibitive

kuyamu-na

Provisional conditional

kuyamu-raa

Questions

kuyamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kuyamabiyun,
kuyamabiin

kuyamabitan

kuyamabiran

kuyamabirantan

ATT

kuyamabiyuru,
kuyamabiiru

kuyamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kuyamumi

kuyadii

kuyamani

kuyamantii

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, June 14). くやぬん【悔ぬん・悔やぬん】 : kuyanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8934/kuyanun/.