🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しくぬん【仕組ぬん】 : shikunun | define meaning
shikunun
Pronunciation: [ɕikunun]
Definition
Verb
- To arrange; to plan; to prepare
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese しくむ【仕組む】 shikumu "to prepare".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 仕組ぬん |
| Kana | しくぬん |
| Romanization | shikunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕikunun] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shikumun,
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shikudan |
shikuman |
shikumantan |
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ATT |
shikumuru,
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shikudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
shikudoon |
shikudootan |
shikudeewuran |
shikudeewurantan |
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ATT |
shikudooru |
shikudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
shikumasun |
shikumachan |
shikumasan |
shikumasantan |
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ATT |
shikumasuru |
shikumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
shikumariyun, |
shikumaritan, |
shikumariran, |
shikumarirantan, |
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ATT |
shikumariyuru, |
shikumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
shikumasariyun, |
shikumasaritan |
shikumasariran |
shikumasarirantan |
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ATT |
shikumasariyuru, |
shikumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
shikudeen |
shikudeetan |
shikudeeneen |
shikudeeneentan |
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ATT |
shikudeeru |
shikudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
shikudoochun |
shikudoochan |
shikudeeukan |
shikudeeukantan |
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ATT |
shikudoochuru |
shikudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shikum- |
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Dictionary |
shikumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shikumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shikumu-,
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Adverbial |
shikumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
shikuma |
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Conjunctive |
shikudi |
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Representative |
shikudai |
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Imperative |
shikumi, |
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Conditional |
shikumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
shikumuru haji,
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So as to... |
shikumuru gutu,
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Before... |
shikumuru mee,
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While... |
shikumuru qweeda, shikumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
shikumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
shikudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
shikudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
shikudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
shikudi-n |
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After... |
shikudi-kara |
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After... |
shikudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
shikumi-busan |
shikumi-busantan |
shikumi-bushikoo neen, shikumi-bushikoo neeran |
shikumi-bushikoo neentan, shikumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shikumi-busaru |
shikumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
shikumi-yassan |
shikumi-yassantan |
shikumi-yashikoo neen, shikumi-yashikoo neeran |
shikumi-yashikoo neentan, shikumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shikumi-yassaru |
shikumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
shikumi-gurisan |
shikumi-gurisantan |
shikumi-gurikoo neen, shikumi-gurikoo neeran |
shikumi-gurikoo neentan, shikumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shikumi-gurisaru |
shikumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
shikumi-misheen |
shikumi-misheentan |
shikumi-misooran |
shikumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
shikumi-misheeru |
shikumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
shikumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
shikumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
shikumu-shi |
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Concessive |
shikumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shikumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
shikumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
shikumu-raa |
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Questions |
shikumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shikumabiyun, |
shikumabitan |
shikumabiran |
shikumabirantan |
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ATT |
shikumabiyuru, |
shikumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shikumumi |
shikudii |
shikumani |
shikumantii |
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：しくむ【仕組む】、しこむ【仕込む】