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きーん【蹴ん】

kiin

Pronunciation: [kiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To kick

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese ける【蹴る】 keru "to kick".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji蹴ん
Kanaきーん
Romanizationkiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[kiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: kiyun ~ kiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kiyun,

kiin

kitan

kiran

kirantan

ATT

kiyuru,

kiiru

kitaru

Progressive

PRED

kitoon

kitootan

kiteewuran

kiteewurantan

ATT

kitooru

kitootaru

Causative

PRED

kirasun

kirachan

kirasan

kirasantan

ATT

kirasuru

kiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kirariyun,
kirariin

kiraritan,
kirattan

kirariran,
kiraran

kirarirantan,
kiraratan

ATT

kirariyuru,
kirariiru

kiraritaru,
kirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kirasariyun,
kirasariin

kirasaritan

kirasariran

kirasarirantan

ATT

kirasariyuru,
kirasariiru

kirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kiteen

kiteetan

kiteeneen

kiteeneentan

ATT

kiteeru

kiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kitoochun

kitoochan

kiteeukan

kiteeukantan

ATT

kitoochuru

kitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kir-

Dictionary

kiyun,

kiin

Attributive or Adnominal

kiyuru,

kiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kiyu-,

kii-

Adverbial

kii

Volitional-Presumptive

kira

Conjunctive

kiti

Representative

kitai

Imperative

kiri,
kiree

Conditional

kiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kiyuru haji,

kiiru haji

So as to...

kiyuru gutu,

kiiru gutu

Before...

kiyuru mee,

kiiru mee

While...

kiyuru qweeda, kiyuru-qweema,

kiiru qweeda, kiiru-qweema

Purpose

kiyuru tami ni,

kiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kiti-kwiin

Completive

kiti-neen

Concessive conditional

kiti-n

After...

kiti-kara

After...

kiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kii-busan

kii-busantan

kii-bushikoo neen,

kii-bushikoo neeran

kii-bushikoo neentan,

kii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kii-busaru

kii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kii-yassan

kii-yassantan

kii-yashikoo neen,

kii-yashikoo neeran

kii-yashikoo neentan,

kii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kii-yassaru

kii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kii-gurisan

kii-gurisantan

kii-gurikoo neen,

kii-gurikoo neeran

kii-gurikoo neentan,

kii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kii-gurisaru

kii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kii-misheen,

ki-misheen

kii-misheentan,

ki-misheentan

kii-misooran,

ki-misooran

kii-misoorantan,

ki-misoorantan

ATT

kii-misheeru,

ki-misheeru

kii-misheetaru,

ki-misheetaru,

kii-misoocharu,

ki-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kiyu-tan,

kii-tan

Nominalizing

kiyu-shi,

kii-shi

Concessive

kiyu-shiga,

kii-shiga

Cause-effect

kiyu-kutu,

kii-kutu

Prohibitive

kiyu-na,

kii-na

Provisional conditional

kiyu-ra

kii-ra

Questions

kiyu-ga,

kii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kiyabiyun,
kiyabiin,

kiibiyun,
kiibiin

kiyabitan,

kiibitan

kiyabiran,

kiibiran

kiyabirantan,

kiibirantan

ATT

kiyabiyuru,
kiyabiiru,

kiibiyuru,
kiibiiru

kiyabitaru,

kiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kiyumi,

kiimi

kitii

kirani

kirantii

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. (2024, December 19). きーん【蹴ん】 : kiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4823/kiin/.