🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うきーん・うきゆん【起きーん・起きゆん】 : ukiin · ukiyun | define meaning
ukiin · ukiyun
Pronunciation: [ʔukiːŋ̍~ʔukijuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To get up; to wake up
- ぐじにうきたん【五時に起きたん】
gujini ukitan
"I woke up at five o'clock"
- ぐじにうきたん【五時に起きたん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おきる【起きる】 okiru "to get up; to wake up" and the Kyushu variants おける【起ける】 okeru and おくる【起くる】 okuru.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Awake, to. Oóking".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 起きーん 起きゆん |
| Kana | うきーん うきゆん |
| Romanization | ukiin ukiyun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔukiːŋ̍~ʔukijuŋ̍] |
意味：おきる【起きる】
Categories:
起きーん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 23). うきーん・うきゆん【起きーん・起きゆん】 : ukiin · ukiyun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2064/ukiin-ukiyun/.