🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むたぶん : mutabun | define meaning
mutabun
Pronunciation: [mutabuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To play with; to toy with; to tinker with; to fiddle with; to mess around with
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もてあそぶ【弄ぶ・玩ぶ・翫ぶ・もて遊ぶ】 moteasobu "to play with".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | むたぶん |
| Romanization | mutabun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mutabuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mutabun |
mutadan |
mutaban |
mutabantan |
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ATT |
mutaburu |
mutadaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
mutadoon |
mutadootan |
mutadeewuran |
mutadeewurantan |
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ATT |
mutadooru |
mutadootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
mutabasun |
mutabachan |
mutabasan |
mutabasantan |
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ATT |
mutabasuru |
mutabacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
mutabariyun, |
mutabaritan, |
mutabariran, |
mutabarirantan, |
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ATT |
mutabariyuru, |
mutabaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
mutabasariyun, |
mutabasaritan |
mutabasariran |
mutabasarirantan |
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ATT |
mutabasariyuru, |
mutabasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
mutadeen |
mutadeetan |
mutadeeneen |
mutadeeneentan |
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ATT |
mutadeeru |
mutadeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
mutadoochun |
mutadoochan |
mutadeeukan |
mutadeeukantan |
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ATT |
mutadoochuru |
mutadoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mutab- |
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Dictionary |
mutabun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mutaburu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mutabu- |
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Adverbial |
mutabi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
mutaba |
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Conjunctive |
mutadi |
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Representative |
mutadai |
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Imperative |
mutabi, |
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Conditional |
mutabee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
mutaburu haji |
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So as to... |
mutaburu gutu |
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Before... |
mutaburu mee |
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While... |
mutaburu qweeda, mutaburu-qweema |
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Purpose |
mutaburu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
mutadi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
mutadi-kwiin |
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Completive |
mutadi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
mutadi-n |
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After... |
mutadi-kara |
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After... |
mutadi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
mutabi-busan |
mutabi-busantan |
mutabi-bushikoo neen, mutabi-bushikoo neeran |
mutabi-bushikoo neentan, mutabi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mutabi-busaru |
mutabi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
mutabi-yassan |
mutabi-yassantan |
mutabi-yashikoo neen, mutabi-yashikoo neeran |
mutabi-yashikoo neentan, mutabi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mutabi-yassaru |
mutabi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
mutabi-gurisan |
mutabi-gurisantan |
mutabi-gurikoo neen, mutabi-gurikoo neeran |
mutabi-gurikoo neentan, mutabi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mutabi-gurisaru |
mutabi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
mutabi-misheen |
mutabi-misheentan |
mutabi-misooran |
mutabi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
mutabi-misheeru |
mutabi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
mutabi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
mutabu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
mutabu-shi |
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Concessive |
mutabu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mutabu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
mutabu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
mutabu-raa |
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Questions |
mutabu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mutababiyun, |
mutababitan |
mutababiran |
mutababirantan |
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ATT |
mutababiyuru, |
mutababitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mutabumi |
mutadii |
mutabani |
mutabantii |
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：もてあそぶ【弄ぶ・玩ぶ・翫ぶ・もて遊ぶ】、いじる【弄る】