"くぬ" meaning in Okinawan

See くぬ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

adnominal

IPA: [kunu] Forms: kunu [romanization], 此ぬ [alternative, kanji], 斯ぬ [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: Cognate with mainland Japanese この (kono) and Kagoshima dialect こん (kon). Etymology templates: {{cog|ja|この|tr=kono}} Japanese この (kono) Head templates: {{ryu-head|adnominal}} くぬ (kunu)
  1. (deictically) this... (near the speaker) Tags: deictically
    Sense id: en-くぬ-ryu-adnominal-soXSkIpl
  2. (anaphorically) this... I am talking about (only the speaker knows) Tags: anaphorically
    Sense id: en-くぬ-ryu-adnominal-4PpD7dNI Categories (other): Okinawan adnominals, Okinawan entries with incorrect language header, Okinawan hiragana, Okinawan links with redundant alt parameters, Okinawan terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Okinawan adnominals: 0 100 Disambiguation of Okinawan entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Okinawan hiragana: 0 100 Disambiguation of Okinawan links with redundant alt parameters: 0 100 Disambiguation of Okinawan terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: くぬぐる (kunuguru), くぬ尺 (kunu shaku) (ruby: (しゃく)), くぬたき (kunutaki), くぬ人 (kunutchu) (ruby: (っちゅ)), くぬ時 (kunu tuchi) (ruby: (とぅち)), くぬぐとぅ (kunugutu), くぬ世 (kunuyū) (ruby: (ゆー)), くぬ様 (kunuyō) (ruby: (よー)) Related terms: うぬ (unu, near addressee) (english: that), あぬ (anu, far from speaker and addressee) (english: that), ちゃぬ (chanu), じぬ (jinu) (english: which), くれ (kure) (english: this one), くま (kuma) (english: here, this direction)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunuguru",
      "word": "くぬぐる"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunu shaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尺",
          "しゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ尺"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunutaki",
      "word": "くぬたき"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunutchu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "人",
          "っちゅ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunu tuchi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "時",
          "とぅち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ時"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunugutu",
      "word": "くぬぐとぅ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunuyū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "世",
          "ゆー"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ世"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kunuyō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "様",
          "よー"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ様"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "この",
        "tr": "kono"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese この (kono)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with mainland Japanese この (kono) and Kagoshima dialect こん (kon).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kunu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "此ぬ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "斯ぬ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adnominal"
      },
      "expansion": "くぬ (kunu)",
      "name": "ryu-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Okinawan",
  "lang_code": "ryu",
  "pos": "adnominal",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "that",
      "roman": "unu, near addressee",
      "translation": "that",
      "word": "うぬ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "that",
      "roman": "anu, far from speaker and addressee",
      "translation": "that",
      "word": "あぬ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chanu",
      "word": "ちゃぬ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "which",
      "roman": "jinu",
      "translation": "which",
      "word": "じぬ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "this one",
      "roman": "kure",
      "translation": "this one",
      "word": "くれ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "here, this direction",
      "roman": "kuma",
      "translation": "here, this direction",
      "word": "くま"
    }
  ],
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        "this... (near the speaker)"
      ],
      "id": "en-くぬ-ryu-adnominal-soXSkIpl",
      "links": [
        [
          "deictically",
          "deictically"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ],
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "speaker",
          "speaker"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(deictically) this... (near the speaker)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "deictically"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Okinawan entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1992, Kazufumi Miyazawa, “Shima Uta (Uchināguchi Version) [Island Song (Okinawan version)]”, performed by The Boom:\nくり返(かえ)すくぬ哀(あわ)り島(しま)渡(わた)る波(なみ)ぬぐとぅ\nkurikaesu kunu awari shima wataru nami nu gutu\nTo repeat these sorrows, like the island-crossing waves.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "this... I am talking about (only the speaker knows)"
      ],
      "id": "en-くぬ-ryu-adnominal-4PpD7dNI",
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          "anaphorically",
          "anaphorically"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anaphorically) this... I am talking about (only the speaker knows)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "anaphorically"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "[kúꜜnù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kunu]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kagoshima dialect"
  ],
  "word": "くぬ"
}
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    "Okinawan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Okinawan hiragana",
    "Okinawan lemmas",
    "Okinawan links with redundant alt parameters",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kunuguru",
      "word": "くぬぐる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunu shaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尺",
          "しゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ尺"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunutaki",
      "word": "くぬたき"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunutchu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "人",
          "っちゅ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunu tuchi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "時",
          "とぅち"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ時"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunugutu",
      "word": "くぬぐとぅ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunuyū",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "世",
          "ゆー"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ世"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kunuyō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "様",
          "よー"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "くぬ様"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "この",
        "tr": "kono"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with mainland Japanese この (kono) and Kagoshima dialect こん (kon).",
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    {
      "form": "kunu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "此ぬ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "斯ぬ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "くぬ (kunu)",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ryu",
  "pos": "adnominal",
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    {
      "english": "that",
      "roman": "unu, near addressee",
      "translation": "that",
      "word": "うぬ"
    },
    {
      "english": "that",
      "roman": "anu, far from speaker and addressee",
      "translation": "that",
      "word": "あぬ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chanu",
      "word": "ちゃぬ"
    },
    {
      "english": "which",
      "roman": "jinu",
      "translation": "which",
      "word": "じぬ"
    },
    {
      "english": "this one",
      "roman": "kure",
      "translation": "this one",
      "word": "くれ"
    },
    {
      "english": "here, this direction",
      "roman": "kuma",
      "translation": "here, this direction",
      "word": "くま"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "this... (near the speaker)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "this",
          "this"
        ],
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          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "speaker",
          "speaker"
        ]
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        "(deictically) this... (near the speaker)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "deictically"
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          "text": "1992, Kazufumi Miyazawa, “Shima Uta (Uchināguchi Version) [Island Song (Okinawan version)]”, performed by The Boom:\nくり返(かえ)すくぬ哀(あわ)り島(しま)渡(わた)る波(なみ)ぬぐとぅ\nkurikaesu kunu awari shima wataru nami nu gutu\nTo repeat these sorrows, like the island-crossing waves.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "this... I am talking about (only the speaker knows)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "anaphorically",
          "anaphorically"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ],
        [
          "about",
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        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anaphorically) this... I am talking about (only the speaker knows)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "anaphorically"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "[kúꜜnù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kunu]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kagoshima dialect"
  ],
  "word": "くぬ"
}

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