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たなびちゅん【棚引ちゅん】

tanabichun

Pronunciation: [tanabit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To form a layer; to spread across; to float across; to form a trail; to form a plume; to form a slick

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たなびく【棚引く・棚曳く】 tanabiku "to linger; to form a trail; " and its variant とのびく tonobiku.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji棚引ちゅん
Kanaたなびちゅん
Romanizationtanabichun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tanabit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: tanabichun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tanabichun

tanabichan

tanabikan

tanabikantan

ATT

tanabichuru

tanabicharu

Progressive

PRED

tanabichoon

tanabichootan

tanabicheewuran

tanabicheewurantan

ATT

tanabichooru

tanabichootaru

Causative

PRED

tanabikasun

tanabikachan

tanabikasan

tanabikasantan

ATT

tanabikasuru

tanabikacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tanabikariyun,
tanabikariin

tanabikaritan,
tanabikattan

tanabikariran,
tanabikaran

tanabikarirantan,
tanabikaratan

ATT

tanabikariyuru,
tanabikariiru

tanabikaritaru,
tanabikattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tanabikasariyun,
tanabikasariin

tanabikasaritan

tanabikasariran

tanabikasarirantan

ATT

tanabikasariyuru,
tanabikasariiru

tanabikasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tanabicheen

tanabicheetan

tanabicheeneen

tanabicheeneentan

ATT

tanabicheeru

tanabicheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tanabichoochun

tanabichoochan

tanabicheeukan

tanabicheeukantan

ATT

tanabichoochuru

tanabichoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tanabik-

Dictionary

tanabichun

Attributive or Adnominal

tanabichuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tanabichu-

Adverbial

tanabichi

Volitional-Presumptive

tanabika

Conjunctive

tanabichi

Representative

tanabichai

Imperative

tanabiki,
tanabikee

Conditional

tanabikee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tanabichuru haji

So as to...

tanabichuru gutu

Before...

tanabichuru mee

While...

tanabichuru qweeda, tanabinuru-qweema

Purpose

tanabichuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tanabichi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tanabichi-kwiin

Completive

tanabichi-neen

Concessive conditional

tanabichi-n

After...

tanabichi-kara

After...

tanabichi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tanabichi-busan

tanabichi-busantan

tanabichi-bushikoo neen,

tanabichi-bushikoo neeran

tanabichi-bushikoo neentan,

tanabichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tanabichi-busaru

tanabichi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tanabichi-yassan

tanabichi-yassantan

tanabichi-yashikoo neen,

tanabichi-yashikoo neeran

tanabichi-yashikoo neentan,

tanabichi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tanabichi-yassaru

tanabichi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tanabichi-gurisan

tanabichi-gurisantan

tanabichi-gurikoo neen,

tanabichi-gurikoo neeran

tanabichi-gurikoo neentan,

tanabichi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tanabichi-gurisaru

tanabichi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tanabichi-misheen

tanabichi-misheentan

tanabichi-misooran

tanabichi-misoorantan

ATT

tanabichi-misheeru

tanabichi-misheetaru,
tanabichi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tanabichi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tanabichu-tan

Nominalizing

tanabichu-shi

Concessive

tanabichu-shiga

Cause-effect

tanabichu-kutu

Prohibitive

tanabichu-na

Provisional conditional

tanabichu-raa

Questions

tanabichu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tanabichabiyun,
tanabichabiin

tanabichabitan

tanabichabiran

tanabichabirantan

ATT

tanabichabiyuru,
tanabichabiiru

tanabichabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tanabichumi

tanabichii

tanabikani

tanabikantii

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:たなびく・とのびく【棚引く・棚曳く】、みなもにひろがる【水面に広がる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 24). たなびちゅん【棚引ちゅん】 : tanabichun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7097/tanabichun/.