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ぬむん【飲むん】

numun

Definition

Transitive verb

  1. To drink; to swallow

Etymology

Derived from のむ【飲む】 nomu "to drink".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji飲むん
Kanaぬむん
Romanizationnumun

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: numun ~ nunun

 

 

numun,
nunun

nudan

numan

numantan

numuru,
nunuru

nudaru

nudoon

nudootan

nudeewuran

nudeewurantan

nudooru

nudootaru

Causative

numasun

numachan

numasan

numasantan

numasuru

numacharu

Passive and Potential

numariyun,
numariin

numaritan,
numattan

numariran,
numaran

numarirantan,
numaratan

numariyuru,
numariiru

numaritaru,
numattaru

Causative-Passive

numasariyun,
numasariin

numasaritan

numasariran

numasarirantan

numasariyuru,
numasariiru

numasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

nudeen

nudeetan

nudeeneen

nudeeneentan

nudeeru

nudeetaru

nudoochun

nudoochan

nudeeukan

nudeeukantan

nudoochuru

nudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

num-

numun,
nunun

numuru,
nunuru

numu-,
nunu-

numi

numa

nudi

nudai

numi,
numee

numee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

numuru haji,
nunuru haji

numuru gutu,
nunuru gutu

numuru mee,
nunuru mee

numuru qweeda, numuru-qweema,
nunuru qweeda, nunuru-qweema

numuru tami ni,
nunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

nudi-kwimisooree

nudi-kwiin

nudi-neen

nudi-n

nudi-kara

nudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

numi-busan

numi-busantan

numi-bushikoo neen,

numi-bushikoo neeran

numi-bushikoo neentan,

numi-bushikoo neerantan

numi-busaru

numi-busataru

Easy to...

numi-yassan

numi-yassantan

numi-yashikoo neen,

numi-yashikoo neeran

numi-yashikoo neentan,

numi-yashikoo neerantan

numi-yassaru

numi-yassataru

Hard to...

numi-gurisan

numi-gurisantan

numi-gurikoo neen,

numi-gurikoo neeran

numi-gurikoo neentan,

numi-gurikoo neerantan

numi-gurisaru

numi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

numi-misheen

numi-misheentan

numi-misooran

numi-misoorantan

numi-misheeru

numi-misheetaru,
numi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

numi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

numu-tan

numu-shi

numu-shiga

numu-kutu

numu-na

numu-raa

numu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

numabiyun,
numabiin

numabitan

numabiran

numabirantan

numabiyuru,
numabiiru

numabitaru

numi

nudii

numani

numantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, March 12). ぬむん【飲むん】 : numun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/163/numun/.