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とぅんじゅん

tunjun

Pronunciation: [tun̩d͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To jump

Notes

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OrthographyForm
Kanaとぅんじゅん
New Okinawa Moji婢んじゅん
Romanizationtunjun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tun̩d͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: tunjun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tunjun

tunjan

tungan

tungantan

ATT

tunjuru

tunjaru

Progressive

PRED

tunjoon

tunjootan

tunjeewuran

tunjeewurantan

ATT

tunjooru

tunjootaru

Causative

PRED

tungasun

tungachan

tungasan

tungasantan

ATT

tungasuru

tungacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tungariyun,
tungariin

tungaritan,
tungattan

tungariran,
tungaran

tungarirantan,
tungaratan

ATT

tungariyuru,
tungariiru

tungaritaru,
tungattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tungasariyun,
tungasariin

tungasaritan

tungasariran

tungasarirantan

ATT

tungasariyuru,
tungasariiru

tungasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tunjeen

tunjeetan

tunjeeneen

tunjeeneentan

ATT

tunjeeru

tunjeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tunjoochun

tunjoochan

tunjeeukan

tunjeeukantan

ATT

tunjoochuru

tunjoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tung-

Dictionary

tunjun

Attributive or Adnominal

tunjuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tunju-

Adverbial

tunji

Volitional-Presumptive

tunga

Conjunctive

tunji

Representative

tunjai

Imperative

tungi,
tungee

Conditional

tungee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tunjuru haji

So as to...

tunjuru gutu

Before...

tunjuru mee

While...

tunjuru qweeda, tunjuru-qweema

Purpose

tunjuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tunji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tunji-kwiin

Completive

tunji-neen

Concessive conditional

tunji-n

After...

tunji-kara

After...

tunji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tunji-busan

tunji-busantan

tunji-bushikoo neen,

tunji-bushikoo neeran

tunji-bushikoo neentan,

tunji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tunji-busaru

tunji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tunji-yassan

tunji-yassantan

tunji-yashikoo neen,

tunji-yashikoo neeran

tunji-yashikoo neentan,

tunji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tunji-yassaru

tunji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tunji-gurisan

tunji-gurisantan

tunji-gurikoo neen,

tunji-gurikoo neeran

tunji-gurikoo neentan,

tunji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tunji-gurisaru

tunji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tunji-misheen

tunji-misheentan

tunji-misooran

tunji-misoorantan

ATT

tunji-misheeru

tunji-misheetaru,
tunji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tunji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tunju-tan

Nominalizing

tunju-shi

Concessive

tunju-shiga

Cause-effect

tunju-kutu

Prohibitive

tunju-na

Provisional conditional

tunju-raa

Questions

tunju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tunjabiyun,
tunjabiin

tunjabitan

tunjabiran

tunjabirantan

ATT

tunjabiyuru,
tunjabiiru

tunjabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tunjumi

tunjii

tungani

tungantii

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:はねる【跳ねる】、とぶ【飛ぶ】

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とぅんじゅん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, August 14). とぅんじゅん : tunjun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2958/tunjun/.