いちちゅん

いちちゅん intransitive (canonical)
ichichun (romanization)
いちか (irrealis stem)
ichika (irrealis stem)
いちちゅ (stem)
ichichu (stem)
いちち (continuative stem)
ichichi (continuative stem)
いちちゃびー (formal stem)
ichichabī (formal stem)
いちちゃ (perfective stem)
ichicha (perfective stem)
いちちょー (progressive stem)
ichichō (progressive stem)
いちちぇー (resultative stem)
ichichē (resultative stem)
いちき (imperative stem)
ichiki (imperative stem)
いちちゅん (terminative)
ichichun (terminative)
いちかん
ichikan
いちちゅる (attributive)
ichichuru (attributive)
いちかりゆん (passive)
ichikariyun (passive)
いちかすん (causative)
ichikasun (causative)
いちちぶさん (volitional)
ichichibusan (volitional)
いちちぇーうぅらん
ichichēwuran
いちち (conjunctive)
ichichi (conjunctive)
いちかー (conditional)
ichikā (conditional)


すん

From Proto-Ryukyuan *si, from Proto-Japonic *su. Cognate with Japanese する (suru, “to do”).

勉強(びんちょー)すん


でーびる

今日(ちゅー)や良(い)い天(てぃん)気(ち)でーびる。
Chū ya ii tinchi dēbiru.
It is a fine day.

literally, “today + as for + good + weather + is”


飲むん

飲むん transitive (canonical)
numun (romanization)

飲(ぬ)まんけー


っゐーじゅん

ryu-head

っゐーじゅん ('wījun)


泳じゅん

泳じゅん intransitive (canonical)
'wījun (romanization)
泳が (irrealis stem)
っゐーが (irrealis stem)
'wīga (irrealis)
泳じゅ (stem)
っゐーじゅ (stem)
'wīju
泳じ (continuative stem)
っゐーじ (continuative stem)
'wīji (continuative)
泳じゃびー (formal stem)
っゐーじゃびー (formal stem)
'wījabī (formal)
泳じゃ (perfective stem)
っゐーじゃ (perfective stem)
'wīja (perfective)
泳じょー (progressive stem)
っゐーじょー (progressive stem)
'wījō (progressive)
泳じぇー (resultative stem)
っゐーじぇー (resultative stem)
'wījē (resultative)
泳ぎ (imperative stem)
っゐーぎ (imperative stem)
'wīgi (imperative)
泳じゅん (terminative)
っゐーじゅん (terminative)
'wījun (terminative)
泳がん
っゐーがん
'wīgan
泳じゅる (attributive)
っゐーじゅる (attributive)
'wījuru (attributive)
泳がりゆん (passive)
っゐーがりゆん (passive)
'wīgariyun (passive)
泳がすん (causative)
っゐーがすん (causative)
'wīgasun (causative)
泳じぶさん (volitional)
っゐーじぶさん (volitional)
'wījibusan (volitional)
泳じぇーうぅらん
っゐーじぇーうぅらん
'wījēwuran
泳じ (conjunctive)
っゐーじ (conjunctive)
'wīji (conjunctive)
泳がー (conditional)
っゐーがー (conditional)
'wīgā (conditional)

/ʔwiːd͡ʑuŋ̍/

海(うみ)好(し)ちゅくとぅ、泳(っゐー)じ欲(ぶ)さん。

(I) want to swim because (I) like the ocean.

っやーや泳(っゐー)がりゆみ？


してぃゆん

捨てぃゆん 捨てぃゆん#Okinawan


捨てぃゆん

Cognate with Miyako すィてぃーｽﾞ (sïtīz), Kunigami 捨て゚ぃーるん (shitīrun), and Japanese 捨てる (suteru). From Proto-Japonic *sutu.


食ぬん

食ぬん transitive (canonical)
kanun (romanization)


食むん

食むん transitive (canonical)
kamun (romanization)

Cognate to Japanese 噛む (kamu, “to bite”).

餅(むーちー)ぬ食(か)み欲(ぶ)さん。

物(むぬ)食(か)みーが。


押しゅん

押しゅん transitive (canonical)
ushun (romanization)

Alternative form of 押すん (usun, “to push”)


押すん

押すん transitive (canonical)
usun (romanization)

Cognate to Japanese 押す (osu, “to push”).

荷(に)車(ぐるま)押(う)すん


叩ちゅん

tatachun (romanization)
叩か (irrealis stem)
たたか (irrealis stem)
tataka (irrealis)
叩ちゅ (stem)
たたちゅ (stem)
tatachu
叩ち (continuative stem)
たたち (continuative stem)
tatachi (continuative)
叩ちゃびー (formal stem)
たたちゃびー (formal stem)
tatachabī (formal)
叩ちゃ (perfective stem)
たたちゃ (perfective stem)
tatacha (perfective)
叩ちょー (progressive stem)
たたちょー (progressive stem)
tatachō (progressive)
叩ちぇー (resultative stem)
たたちぇー (resultative stem)
tatachē (resultative)
叩き (imperative stem)
たたき (imperative stem)
tataki (imperative)
叩ちゅん (terminative)
たたちゅん (terminative)
tatachun (terminative)
叩かん
たたかん
tatakan
叩ちゅる (attributive)
たたちゅる (attributive)
tatachuru (attributive)
叩かりゆん (passive)
たたかりゆん (passive)
tatakariyun (passive)
叩かすん (causative)
たたかすん (causative)
tatakasun (causative)
叩ちぶさん (volitional)
たたちぶさん (volitional)
tatachibusan (volitional)
叩ちぇーうぅらん
たたちぇーうぅらん
tatachēwuran
叩ち (conjunctive)
たたち (conjunctive)
tatachi (conjunctive)
叩かー (conditional)
たたかー (conditional)
tatakā (conditional)


まちゅん

蒔ちゅん, 播ちゅん, 撒ちゅん: to sow, plant, disseminate


蒔ちゅん

蒔ちゅん transitive (canonical)
machun (romanization)

Cognate with Japanese 蒔(ま)く (maku, “sow, plant”).

disseminate (to sow and scatter principles, etc. for propagation, like seed)


待ちゅん

待ちゅん transitive (canonical)
machun (romanization)
待た (irrealis stem)
また (irrealis stem)
mata (irrealis)
待ちゅ (stem)
まちゅ (stem)
machu
待ち (continuative stem)
まち (continuative stem)
machi (continuative)
待ちゃびー (formal stem)
まちゃびー (formal stem)
machabī (formal)
待っちゃ (perfective stem)
まっちゃ (perfective stem)
matcha (perfective)
待っちょー (progressive stem)
まっちょー (progressive stem)
matchō (progressive)
待っちぇー (resultative stem)
まっちぇー (resultative stem)
matchē (resultative)
待てぃ (imperative stem)
まてぃ (imperative stem)
mati (imperative)
待ちゅん (terminative)
まちゅん (terminative)
machun (terminative)
待たん
またん
matan
待ちゅる (attributive)
まちゅる (attributive)
machuru (attributive)
待たりゆん (passive)
またりゆん (passive)
matariyun (passive)
待たすん (causative)
またすん (causative)
matasun (causative)
待ちぶさん (volitional)
まちぶさん (volitional)
machibusan (volitional)
待っちぇーうぅらん
まっちぇーうぅらん
matchēwuran
待っち (conjunctive)
まっち (conjunctive)
matchi (conjunctive)
待たー (conditional)
またー (conditional)
matā (conditional)

Cognate with Japanese 待(ま)つ (matsu, “to wait (for)”).


巻ちゅん

巻ちゅん transitive (canonical)
machun (romanization)
巻か (irrealis stem)
まか (irrealis stem)
maka (irrealis)
巻ちゅ (stem)
まちゅ (stem)
machu
巻ち (continuative stem)
まち (continuative stem)
machi (continuative)
巻ちゃびー (formal stem)
まちゃびー (formal stem)
machabī (formal)
巻ちゃ (perfective stem)
まちゃ (perfective stem)
macha (perfective)
巻ちょー (progressive stem)
まちょー (progressive stem)
machō (progressive)
巻ちぇー (resultative stem)
まちぇー (resultative stem)
machē (resultative)
巻き (imperative stem)
まき (imperative stem)
maki (imperative)
巻ちゅん (terminative)
まちゅん (terminative)
machun (terminative)
巻かん
まかん
makan
巻ちゅる (attributive)
まちゅる (attributive)
machuru (attributive)
巻かりゆん (passive)
まかりゆん (passive)
makariyun (passive)
巻かすん (causative)
まかすん (causative)
makasun (causative)
巻ちぶさん (volitional)
まちぶさん (volitional)
machibusan (volitional)
巻ちぇーうぅらん
まちぇーうぅらん
machēwuran
巻ち (conjunctive)
まち (conjunctive)
machi (conjunctive)
巻かー (conditional)
まかー (conditional)
makā (conditional)

Cognate with Japanese 巻く (maku, “roll, coil, wind up”).


書ちゅん

書ちゅん transitive (canonical)
kachun (romanization)
書か (irrealis stem)
かか (irrealis stem)
kaka (irrealis)
書ちゅ (stem)
かちゅ (stem)
kachu
書ち (continuative stem)
かち (continuative stem)
kachi (continuative)
書ちゃびー (formal stem)
かちゃびー (formal stem)
kachabī (formal)
書ちゃ (perfective stem)
かちゃ (perfective stem)
kacha (perfective)
書ちょー (progressive stem)
かちょー (progressive stem)
kachō (progressive)
書ちぇー (resultative stem)
かちぇー (resultative stem)
kachē (resultative)
書き (imperative stem)
かき (imperative stem)
kaki (imperative)
書ちゅん (terminative)
かちゅん (terminative)
kachun (terminative)
書かん
かかん
kakan
書ちゅる (attributive)
かちゅる (attributive)
kachuru (attributive)
書かりゆん (passive)
かかりゆん (passive)
kakariyun (passive)
書かすん (causative)
かかすん (causative)
kakasun (causative)
書ちぶさん (volitional)
かちぶさん (volitional)
kachibusan (volitional)
書ちぇーうぅらん
かちぇーうぅらん
kachēwuran
書ち (conjunctive)
かち (conjunctive)
kachi (conjunctive)
書かー (conditional)
かかー (conditional)
kakā (conditional)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *kaku, from Proto-Japonic *kaku (“to scratch”). Cognate with Japanese 書く (kaku, “to write”).

書物(しむち)書(か)ちゅん。


噛むん

噛むん transitive (canonical)
kamun (romanization)


咬むん

咬むん transitive (canonical)
kamun (romanization)


咬ぬん

咬ぬん transitive (canonical)
kanun (romanization)


噛ぬん

噛ぬん transitive (canonical)
kanun (romanization)


言ん

ryu-head

言(っゆ)ん or 言(いゅ)ん ('yun or yyun) transitive

言ん (canonical)
言ん transitive (canonical)
'yun (romanization)
yyun (romanization)


っんじゆん

っんじゆん transitive (canonical)
'njiyun (romanization)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ide, from Proto-Japonic *intu. Cognate with Miyako 出ーㇲ゙ (いでぃーㇲ゙, idīz), Yaeyama 出るん (いでぃるん, idirun), Japanese 出る (でる, deru).

cog

いでぃーㇲ゙, idīz


出じゆん

出じゆん intransitive (canonical)
'njiyun (romanization)

いでぃーㇲ゙, idīz


まーすん

まーすん intransitive (canonical)
māsun (romanization)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mawa(ri)(si) (whence Kunigami まーすん (māsun), Miyako まーㇲ゙さまーㇲ゙ (māzsāmaz), Yaeyama まーらしぃん (mārasïn)).


しぴゆん

しぴゆん transitive (canonical)
shipiyun (romanization)

Probably cognate to Japanese 強いる (shiiru, “to force”).


ふゆん

ふゆん transitive (canonical)
fuyun (romanization)

Cognate to Japanese 掘る (horu, “to dig”).

まぎあなふてぃ、うぃーけーすん。

To transplant a tree, you dig a big hole.


ねーゆん

ねーゆん intransitive (canonical)
nēyun (romanization)

天道(てぃーだ)ぬ萎(ねー)ゆん。


むちゅん

むちゅん transitive (canonical)
muchun (romanization)
むた (irrealis stem)
muta (irrealis stem)
むちゅ (stem)
muchu (stem)
むち (continuative stem)
muchi (continuative stem)
むちゃびー (formal stem)
muchabī (formal stem)
むっちゃ (perfective stem)
mutcha (perfective stem)
むっちょー (progressive stem)
mutchō (progressive stem)
むっちぇー (resultative stem)
mutchē (resultative stem)
むてぃ (imperative stem)
muti (imperative stem)
むちゅん (terminative)
muchun (terminative)
むたん
mutan
むちゅる (attributive)
muchuru (attributive)
むたりゆん (passive)
mutariyun (passive)
むたすん (causative)
mutasun (causative)
むちぶさん (volitional)
muchibusan (volitional)
むっちぇーうぅらん
mutchēwuran
むっち (conjunctive)
mutchi (conjunctive)
むたー (conditional)
mutā (conditional)

夫(をぅとぅ)とぅ子(っくゎ)持(む)ちゅん。


剥ちゅん

剥ちゅん transitive (canonical)
nchun (romanization)
剥か (irrealis stem)
んか (irrealis stem)
nka (irrealis)
剥ちゅ (stem)
んちゅ (stem)
nchu
剥ち (continuative stem)
んち (continuative stem)
nchi (continuative)
剥ちゃびー (formal stem)
んちゃびー (formal stem)
nchabī (formal)
剥ちゃ (perfective stem)
んちゃ (perfective stem)
ncha (perfective)
剥ちょー (progressive stem)
んちょー (progressive stem)
nchō (progressive)
剥ちぇー (resultative stem)
んちぇー (resultative stem)
nchē (resultative)
剥き (imperative stem)
んき (imperative stem)
nki (imperative)
剥ちゅん (terminative)
んちゅん (terminative)
nchun (terminative)
剥かん
んかん
nkan
剥ちゅる (attributive)
んちゅる (attributive)
nchuru (attributive)
剥かりゆん (passive)
んかりゆん (passive)
nkariyun (passive)
剥かすん (causative)
んかすん (causative)
nkasun (causative)
剥ちぶさん (volitional)
んちぶさん (volitional)
nchibusan (volitional)
剥ちぇーうぅらん
んちぇーうぅらん
nchēwuran
剥ち (conjunctive)
んち (conjunctive)
nchi (conjunctive)
剥かー (conditional)
んかー (conditional)
nkā (conditional)

Cognate with Japanese 剥く (muku, “to peel”).


いみゆん

Cognate with Kunigami いみーるん (imīrun), Yaeyama いみるん (imirun).


うてぃゆん

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ote-ᴮ (compare Miyako うてぃい゚ (/utiɿ/), Yaeyama うてぃるん (/utiruɴ/), Yonaguni うてぃるん (/utiruɴ/)), from Proto-Japonic *ə̀təi-. Cognate with Japanese 落ちる (ochiru).


しじゆん

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sugi-ᴮ (compare Miyako すギ (sɿgɿ) / すぎ (sɿgi)), from Proto-Japonic *sùNkui- (compare Japanese 過ぎる (sugiru)).


打ちゅん

From Proto-Ryukyuan *uti, from Proto-Japonic *utu. Cognate with Japanese 打つ (utsu).


好ちゅん

shichun (romanization)
好か (irrealis stem)
しか (irrealis stem)
shika (irrealis)
好ちゅ (stem)
しちゅ (stem)
shichu
好ち (continuative stem)
しち (continuative stem)
shichi (continuative)
好ちゃびー (formal stem)
しちゃびー (formal stem)
shichabī (formal)
好ちゃ (perfective stem)
しちゃ (perfective stem)
shicha (perfective)
好ちょー (progressive stem)
しちょー (progressive stem)
shichō (progressive)
好ちぇー (resultative stem)
しちぇー (resultative stem)
shichē (resultative)
好き (imperative stem)
しき (imperative stem)
shiki (imperative)
好ちゅん (terminative)
しちゅん (terminative)
shichun (terminative)
好かん
しかん
shikan
好ちゅる (attributive)
しちゅる (attributive)
shichuru (attributive)
好かりゆん (passive)
しかりゆん (passive)
shikariyun (passive)
好かすん (causative)
しかすん (causative)
shikasun (causative)
好ちぶさん (volitional)
しちぶさん (volitional)
shichibusan (volitional)
好ちぇーうぅらん
しちぇーうぅらん
shichēwuran
好ち (conjunctive)
しち (conjunctive)
shichi (conjunctive)
好かー (conditional)
しかー (conditional)
shikā (conditional)


やちゅん

かてぃむんぬ ねーんくとぅ、 くーが（ぐゎー） やち かってぃ かまな。
Katimunnu nēnkutu, kūga (gwā) yachi katti kamana.
Because we don't have a side dish, should we fry eggs and eat them together?

やまとぅんちょー あちさる なちに うったーてぃ どぅーやちーが うちなーんかい ちゅーん。

Japanese people during the summer, they go to Okinawa to grill especially bodies.

Yamatunchō achisaru nachini uttāti dūyachīga uchinānkai chūn.

Ryūka Zenshū
おきり火にゐして　／　焼くよりも　まさて　／　かなし　ふやかれの　／　ももの　くりしや
okiriBIniwishite / YAkuyorimo masate / kanashi fuyakare-no / momo-no kurisha
I set down the cinder fire / to do better than burning it. / Separating it from divine, / Hundreds of pain.
Note: Parentheses indicate an uncertain transcription/translation.

Ryūka Zenshū
自由 ならぬ　もの　／　とので　えの頃に　／　生まれとて　朝夕 ／　我　肝　焼きゆが
JIYU naranu mono / tono-de e-no-KURU-ni / 'Nmaretode ASAYU / WA CHIMU YAkyuga
Things of no freedom / The same ages at the palace / to (take away) my birth morning and night / my heart gets furious.
Note: Parentheses indicate an uncertain transcription/translation.

(Middle Okinawan) to burn (of the heart); to feel jealousy


あびゆん

From Proto-Ryukyuan *abe-.
Cognate with Ehime-Hiyo Japanese あべる (aberu).

Ryūka Zenshū
この島の 歌小 思切つち　あべて　南風原三味線に　のせて　見だな
kono SHIMA no UTAGWA / OMIKItchi abete / FEBARUSHAMISEN ni / nosete MIdana kunu shima nu utagwa / umichitchi abiti / febarusanshin ni / nushiti ndana
The little songs of the island, / put out the decision and shout; / with the Haebaru Sanshin, / it has not shown out.


っんじ

This is an irregular form of the following definition below; Shirō Hattori suggests it may come from Proto-Ryukyuan *in- (“to go”).

Nantō Kayō
あめが　みやに／のぼて　いぢへ／あかて　いぢへ／大てたに／てるかはに
ame ga miya ni / nobote ije / agate ije / OFO teda ni / terukawa ni *ami ga mya ni / nubuti 'nji / agati 'nji / ufu tida ni / tirukawa ni
In the rain garden, / went and gone up, / went risen up, / the great [yellow] sun, / that of which hadth shone bright.

conjunctive form of いちゅん (“to go”); went