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ぬすむん【盗むん】

nusumun

Pronunciation: [nusumuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To steal

Etymology

Cognate to Nagano and Niigata のすむ nosumu; Takajima (Nagasaki) のそむ nosomu; Kagoshima ぬすん nusun; Okinawan ぬすむん nusumun; standard Japanese ぬすむ【盗む】 nusumu "to steal".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji盗むん
Kanaぬすむん
Romanizationnusumun
Pronunciation (IPA)[nusumuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: nusumun ~ nusunun

 

 

nusumun,
nusunun

nusudan

nusuman

nusumantan

nusumuru,
nusunuru

nusudaru

nusudoon

nusudootan

nusudeewuran

nusudeewurantan

nusudooru

nusudootaru

Causative

nusumasun

nusumachan

nusumasan

nusumasantan

nusumasuru

nusumacharu

Passive and Potential

nusumariyun,
nusumariin

nusumaritan,
nusumattan

nusumariran,
nusumaran

nusumarirantan,
nusumaratan

nusumariyuru,
nusumariiru

nusumaritaru,
nusumattaru

Causative-Passive

nusumasariyun,
nusumasariin

nusumasaritan

nusumasariran

nusumasarirantan

nusumasariyuru,
nusumasariiru

nusumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

nusudeen

nusudeetan

nusudeeneen

nusudeeneentan

nusudeeru

nusudeetaru

nusudoochun

nusudoochan

nusudeeukan

nusudeeukantan

nusudoochuru

nusudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

nusum-

nusumun,
nusunun

nusumuru,
nusunuru

nusumu-,
nusunu-

nusumi

nusuma

nusudi

nusudai

nusumi,
nusumee

nusumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

nusumuru haji,
nusunuru haji

nusumuru gutu,
nusunuru gutu

nusumuru mee,
nusunuru mee

nusumuru qweeda, nusumuru-qweema,
nusunuru qweeda, nusunuru-qweema

nusumuru tami ni,
nusunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

nusudi-kwimisooree

nusudi-kwiin

nusudi-neen

nusudi-n

nusudi-kara

nusudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

nusumi-busan

nusumi-busantan

nusumi-bushikoo neen,

nusumi-bushikoo neeran

nusumi-bushikoo neentan,

nusumi-bushikoo neerantan

nusumi-busaru

nusumi-busataru

Easy to...

nusumi-yassan

nusumi-yassantan

nusumi-yashikoo neen,

nusumi-yashikoo neeran

nusumi-yashikoo neentan,

nusumi-yashikoo neerantan

nusumi-yassaru

nusumi-yassataru

Hard to...

nusumi-gurisan

nusumi-gurisantan

nusumi-gurikoo neen,

nusumi-gurikoo neeran

nusumi-gurikoo neentan,

nusumi-gurikoo neerantan

nusumi-gurisaru

nusumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

nusumi-misheen

nusumi-misheentan

nusumi-misooran

nusumi-misoorantan

nusumi-misheeru

nusumi-misheetaru,
nusumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

nusumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

nusumu-tan

nusumu-shi

nusumu-shiga

nusumu-kutu

nusumu-na

nusumu-raa

nusumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

nusumabiyun,
nusumabiin

nusumabitan

nusumabiran

nusumabirantan

nusumabiyuru,
nusumabiiru

nusumabitaru

nusumumi

nusudii

nusumani

nusumantii

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. (2023, July 30). ぬすむん【盗むん】 : nusumun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3405/nusumun/.