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こーいん【買ーいん】

kooin

Pronunciation: [koːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To buy; to purchase

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese かう【買う】 kau  "buy".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji買ーいん
Kanaこーいん
Romanizationkooin
Pronunciation (IPA)[koːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: kooyun ~ kooin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kooyun,

kooin

kootan

kooran

koorantan

ATT

kooyuru,

kooiru

kootaru

Progressive

PRED

kootoon

kootootan

kooteewuran

kooteewurantan

ATT

kootooru

kootootaru

Causative

PRED

koorasun

koorachan

koorasan

koorasantan

ATT

koorasuru

kooracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

koorariyun,
koorariin

kooraritan,
koorattan

koorariran,
kooraran

koorarirantan,
kooraratan

ATT

koorariyuru,
koorariiru

kooraritaru,
koorattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

koorasariyun,
koorasariin

koorasaritan

koorasariran

koorasarirantan

ATT

koorasariyuru,
koorasariiru

koorasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kooteen

kooteetan

kooteeneen

kooteeneentan

ATT

kooteeru

kooteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kootoochun

kootoochan

kooteeukan

kooteeukantan

ATT

kootoochuru

kootoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

koor-

Dictionary

kooyun,

kooin

Attributive or Adnominal

kooyuru,

kooiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kooyu-,

kooi-

Adverbial

kooi

Volitional-Presumptive

koora

Conjunctive

kooti

Representative

kootai

Imperative

koori,
kooree

Conditional

kooree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kooyuru haji,

kooiru haji

So as to...

kooyuru gutu,

kooiru gutu

Before...

kooyuru mee,

kooiru mee

While...

kooyuru qweeda, kooyuru-qweema,

kooiru qweeda, kooiru-qweema

Purpose

kooyuru tami ni,

kooiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kooti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kooti-kwiin

Completive

kooti-neen

Concessive conditional

kooti-n

After...

kooti-kara

After...

kooti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kooi-busan

kooi-busantan

kooi-bushikoo neen,

kooi-bushikoo neeran

kooi-bushikoo neentan,

kooi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kooi-busaru

kooi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kooi-yassan

kooi-yassantan

kooi-yashikoo neen,

kooi-yashikoo neeran

kooi-yashikoo neentan,

kooi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kooi-yassaru

kooi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kooi-gurisan

kooi-gurisantan

kooi-gurikoo neen,

kooi-gurikoo neeran

kooi-gurikoo neentan,

kooi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kooi-gurisaru

kooi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kooi-misheen,

koo-misheen

kooi-misheentan,

koo-misheentan

kooi-misooran,

koo-misooran

kooi-misoorantan,

koo-misoorantan

ATT

kooi-misheeru,

koo-misheeru

kooi-misheetaru,

koo-misheetaru,

kooi-misoocharu,

koo-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kooi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kooyu-tan,

kooi-tan

Nominalizing

kooyu-shi,

kooi-shi

Concessive

kooyu-shiga,

kooi-shiga

Cause-effect

kooyu-kutu,

kooi-kutu

Prohibitive

kooyu-na,

kooi-na

Provisional conditional

kooyu-ra

kooi-ra

Questions

kooyu-ga,

kooi-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kooyabiyun,
kooyabiin,

kooibiyun,
kooibiin

kooyabitan,

kooibitan

kooyabiran,

kooibiran

kooyabirantan,

kooibirantan

ATT

kooyabiyuru,
kooyabiiru,

kooibiyuru,
kooibiiru

kooyabitaru,

kooibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kooyumi,

kooimi

kootii

koorani

koorantii

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. (2014, May 19). こーいん【買ーいん】 : kooin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1830/kooin/.