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どぅちゅん【退ちゅん】

duchun

Pronunciation: [dut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To step aside; to step back; to step away; to step down; to move to the side; to move back
  2. To retreat; to withdraw
  3. To recede

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese どく【退く】 doku "to step aside, to move back".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji退ちゅん
Kanaどぅちゅん
New Okinawa Moji嬨ちゅん
Romanizationduchun
Pronunciation (IPA)[dut͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: duchun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

duchun

duchan

dukan

dukantan

ATT

duchuru

ducharu

Progressive

PRED

duchoon

duchootan

ducheewuran

ducheewurantan

ATT

duchooru

duchootaru

Causative

PRED

dukasun

dukachan

dukasan

dukasantan

ATT

dukasuru

dukacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

dukariyun,
dukariin

dukaritan,
dukattan

dukariran,
dukaran

dukarirantan,
dukaratan

ATT

dukariyuru,
dukariiru

dukaritaru,
dukattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

dukasariyun,
dukasariin

dukasaritan

dukasariran

dukasarirantan

ATT

dukasariyuru,
dukasariiru

dukasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ducheen

ducheetan

ducheeneen

ducheeneentan

ATT

ducheeru

ducheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

duchoochun

duchoochan

ducheeukan

ducheeukantan

ATT

duchoochuru

duchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

duk-

Dictionary

duchun

Attributive or Adnominal

duchuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

duchu-

Adverbial

duchi

Volitional-Presumptive

duka

Conjunctive

duchi

Representative

duchai

Imperative

duki,
dukee

Conditional

dukee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

duchuru haji

So as to...

duchuru gutu

Before...

duchuru mee

While...

duchuru qweeda, dunuru-qweema

Purpose

duchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

duchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

duchi-kwiin

Completive

duchi-neen

Concessive conditional

duchi-n

After...

duchi-kara

After...

duchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

duchi-busan

duchi-busantan

duchi-bushikoo neen,

duchi-bushikoo neeran

duchi-bushikoo neentan,

duchi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

duchi-busaru

duchi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

duchi-yassan

duchi-yassantan

duchi-yashikoo neen,

duchi-yashikoo neeran

duchi-yashikoo neentan,

duchi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

duchi-yassaru

duchi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

duchi-gurisan

duchi-gurisantan

duchi-gurikoo neen,

duchi-gurikoo neeran

duchi-gurikoo neentan,

duchi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

duchi-gurisaru

duchi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

duchi-misheen

duchi-misheentan

duchi-misooran

duchi-misoorantan

ATT

duchi-misheeru

duchi-misheetaru,
duchi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

duchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

duchu-tan

Nominalizing

duchu-shi

Concessive

duchu-shiga

Cause-effect

duchu-kutu

Prohibitive

duchu-na

Provisional conditional

duchu-raa

Questions

duchu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

duchabiyun,
duchabiin

duchabitan

duchabiran

duchabirantan

ATT

duchabiyuru,
duchabiiru

duchabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

duchumi

duchii

dukani

dukantii

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:しりぞく【退く・斥く】、どく・のく【退く】、たちのく【立ち退く・立退く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 15). どぅちゅん【退ちゅん】 : duchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7058/duchun/.