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とぅじゅん【研じゅん・磨じゅん・砥じゅん】

tujun

Pronunciation: [tud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To sharpen (a blade)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese とぐ【研ぐ・磨ぐ・砥ぐ】 togu "to sharpen".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji研じゅん
磨じゅん
砥じゅん
Kanaとぅじゅん
New Okinawa Moji婢じゅん
Romanizationtujun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tud͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: tujun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tujun

tujan

tugan

tugantan

ATT

tujuru

tujaru

Progressive

PRED

tujoon

tujootan

tujeewuran

tujeewurantan

ATT

tujooru

tujootaru

Causative

PRED

tugasun

tugachan

tugasan

tugasantan

ATT

tugasuru

tugacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tugariyun,
tugariin

tugaritan,
tugattan

tugariran,
tugaran

tugarirantan,
tugaratan

ATT

tugariyuru,
tugariiru

tugaritaru,
tugattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tugasariyun,
tugasariin

tugasaritan

tugasariran

tugasarirantan

ATT

tugasariyuru,
tugasariiru

tugasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tujeen

tujeetan

tujeeneen

tujeeneentan

ATT

tujeeru

tujeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tujoochun

tujoochan

tujeeukan

tujeeukantan

ATT

tujoochuru

tujoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tug-

Dictionary

tujun

Attributive or Adnominal

tujuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tuju-

Adverbial

tuji

Volitional-Presumptive

tuga

Conjunctive

tuji

Representative

tujai

Imperative

tugi,
tugee

Conditional

tugee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tujuru haji

So as to...

tujuru gutu

Before...

tujuru mee

While...

tujuru qweeda, tujuru-qweema

Purpose

tujuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tuji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tuji-kwiin

Completive

tuji-neen

Concessive conditional

tuji-n

After...

tuji-kara

After...

tuji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tuji-busan

tuji-busantan

tuji-bushikoo neen,

tuji-bushikoo neeran

tuji-bushikoo neentan,

tuji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tuji-busaru

tuji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tuji-yassan

tuji-yassantan

tuji-yashikoo neen,

tuji-yashikoo neeran

tuji-yashikoo neentan,

tuji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tuji-yassaru

tuji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tuji-gurisan

tuji-gurisantan

tuji-gurikoo neen,

tuji-gurikoo neeran

tuji-gurikoo neentan,

tuji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tuji-gurisaru

tuji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tuji-misheen

tuji-misheentan

tuji-misooran

tuji-misoorantan

ATT

tuji-misheeru

tuji-misheetaru,
tuji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tuji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tuju-tan

Nominalizing

tuju-shi

Concessive

tuju-shiga

Cause-effect

tuju-kutu

Prohibitive

tuju-na

Provisional conditional

tuju-raa

Questions

tuju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tujabiyun,
tujabiin

tujabitan

tujabiran

tujabirantan

ATT

tujabiyuru,
tujabiiru

tujabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tujumi

tujii

tugani

tugantii

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:とぐ【研ぐ・磨ぐ・砥ぐ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). とぅじゅん【研じゅん・磨じゅん・砥じゅん】 : tujun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8973/tujun/.