🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
んちゅん【剥ちゅん・剝ちゅん】 : nchun | define meaning
nchun
Pronunciation: [n̩t͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Transitive
- To peel; to skin; to pare
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese むく【剥く・剝く】 muku "to peel".
Notes
Variant:
んーちゅん nnchun
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 剥ちゅん 剝ちゅん |
| Kana | んちゅん |
| Romanization | nchun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [n̩t͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
|
|
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
|
Indicative |
PRED |
nchun |
nchan |
nkan |
nkantan |
|
ATT |
nchuru |
ncharu |
|||
|
Progressive |
PRED |
nchoon |
nchootan |
ncheewuran |
ncheewurantan |
|
ATT |
nchooru |
nchootaru |
|||
|
Causative |
PRED |
nkasun |
nkachan |
nkasan |
nkasantan |
|
ATT |
nkasuru |
nkacharu |
|||
|
Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nkariyun, |
nkaritan, |
nkariran, |
nkarirantan, |
|
ATT |
nkariyuru, |
nkaritaru, |
|||
|
Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nkasariyun, |
nkasaritan |
nkasariran |
nkasarirantan |
|
ATT |
nkasariyuru, |
nkasariraru |
|||
|
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ncheen |
ncheetan |
ncheeneen |
ncheeneentan |
|
ATT |
ncheeru |
ncheetaru |
|||
|
Preparatory |
PRED |
nchoochun |
nchoochan |
ncheeukan |
ncheeukantan |
|
ATT |
nchoochuru |
nchoocharu |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Root |
nk- |
|
Dictionary |
nchun |
|
Attributive or Adnominal |
nchuru |
|
Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nchu- |
|
Adverbial |
nchi |
|
Volitional-Presumptive |
nka |
|
Conjunctive |
nchi |
|
Representative |
nchai |
|
Imperative |
nki, |
|
Conditional |
nkee |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Conjecture |
nchuru haji |
|
So as to... |
nchuru gutu |
|
Before... |
nchuru mee |
|
While... |
nchuru qweeda, nnuru-qweema |
|
Purpose |
nchuru tami ni |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Request |
nchi-kwimisooree |
|
Benefactive |
nchi-kwiin |
|
Completive |
nchi-neen |
|
Concessive conditional |
nchi-n |
|
After... |
nchi-kara |
|
After... |
nchi-atu |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Desiderative |
PRED |
nchi-busan |
nchi-busantan |
nchi-bushikoo neen, nchi-bushikoo neeran |
nchi-bushikoo neentan, nchi-bushikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
nchi-busaru |
nchi-busataru |
|||
|
Easy to... |
PRED |
nchi-yassan |
nchi-yassantan |
nchi-yashikoo neen, nchi-yashikoo neeran |
nchi-yashikoo neentan, nchi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
nchi-yassaru |
nchi-yassataru |
|||
|
Hard to... |
PRED |
nchi-gurisan |
nchi-gurisantan |
nchi-gurikoo neen, nchi-gurikoo neeran |
nchi-gurikoo neentan, nchi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
nchi-gurisaru |
nchi-gurisataru |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Exalting |
PRED |
nchi-misheen |
nchi-misheentan |
nchi-misooran |
nchi-misoorantan |
|
ATT |
nchi-misheeru |
nchi-misheetaru, |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
While (simultaneously)... |
nchi-gachii |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Reported past |
nchu-tan |
|
Nominalizing |
nchu-shi |
|
Concessive |
nchu-shiga |
|
Cause-effect |
nchu-kutu |
|
Prohibitive |
nchu-na |
|
Provisional conditional |
nchu-raa |
|
Questions |
nchu-ga |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Polite |
PRED |
nchabiyun, |
nchabitan |
nchabiran |
nchabirantan |
|
ATT |
nchabiyuru, |
nchabitaru |
|||
|
Polar questions |
PRED |
nchumi |
nchii |
nkani |
nkantii |
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：むく【剥く・剝く】