🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
むしぶん【結ぶん】 : mushibun | define meaning
mushibun
Pronunciation: [muɕibuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To tie; to bind
- To link; to connect
- To unite; to form a bond; to tie the knot
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima むすっ musuq; Okinawan むすぶん musubun and むしぶん mushibun; Yaeyama (Hatoma) むすぶんmusubun; and standard Japanese むすぶ【結ぶ】 musubu "to tie".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「むすぶん」結（ムスブ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 結ぶん |
| Kana | むしぶん |
| Romanization | mushibun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [muɕibuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mushibun |
mushidan |
mushiban |
mushibantan |
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ATT |
mushiburu |
mushidaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
mushidoon |
mushidootan |
mushideewuran |
mushideewurantan |
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ATT |
mushidooru |
mushidootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
mushibasun |
mushibachan |
mushibasan |
mushibasantan |
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ATT |
mushibasuru |
mushibacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
mushibariyun, |
mushibaritan, |
mushibariran, |
mushibarirantan, |
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ATT |
mushibariyuru, |
mushibaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
mushibasariyun, |
mushibasaritan |
mushibasariran |
mushibasarirantan |
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ATT |
mushibasariyuru, |
mushibasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
mushideen |
mushideetan |
mushideeneen |
mushideeneentan |
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ATT |
mushideeru |
mushideetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
mushidoochun |
mushidoochan |
mushideeukan |
mushideeukantan |
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ATT |
mushidoochuru |
mushidoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mushib- |
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Dictionary |
mushibun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mushiburu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mushibu- |
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Adverbial |
mushibi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
mushiba |
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Conjunctive |
mushidi |
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Representative |
mushidai |
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Imperative |
mushibi, |
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Conditional |
mushibee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
mushiburu haji |
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So as to... |
mushiburu gutu |
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Before... |
mushiburu mee |
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While... |
mushiburu qweeda, mushiburu-qweema |
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Purpose |
mushiburu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
mushidi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
mushidi-kwiin |
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Completive |
mushidi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
mushidi-n |
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After... |
mushidi-kara |
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After... |
mushidi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
mushibi-busan |
mushibi-busantan |
mushibi-bushikoo neen, mushibi-bushikoo neeran |
mushibi-bushikoo neentan, mushibi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mushibi-busaru |
mushibi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
mushibi-yassan |
mushibi-yassantan |
mushibi-yashikoo neen, mushibi-yashikoo neeran |
mushibi-yashikoo neentan, mushibi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mushibi-yassaru |
mushibi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
mushibi-gurisan |
mushibi-gurisantan |
mushibi-gurikoo neen, mushibi-gurikoo neeran |
mushibi-gurikoo neentan, mushibi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mushibi-gurisaru |
mushibi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
mushibi-misheen |
mushibi-misheentan |
mushibi-misooran |
mushibi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
mushibi-misheeru |
mushibi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
mushibi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
mushibu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
mushibu-shi |
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Concessive |
mushibu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mushibu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
mushibu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
mushibu-raa |
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Questions |
mushibu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mushibabiyun, |
mushibabitan |
mushibabiran |
mushibabirantan |
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ATT |
mushibabiyuru, |
mushibabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mushibumi |
mushidii |
mushibani |
mushibantii |
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：むすぶ【結ぶ】