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っゐーいん・うぃーいん【植ゐーいん】

qwiiin · 'wiiin

Pronunciation: [ʔwiːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To plant; to grow

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うえる【植える】 ueru "to plant, to grow".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji植ゐーいん
Kanaっゐーいん
うぃーいん
Romanizationqwiiin
ʔwiiin
'wiiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔwiːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: qwiiyun ~ qwiiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

qwiiyun,

qwiiin

qwiitan

qwiiran

qwiirantan

ATT

qwiiyuru,

qwiiiru

qwiitaru

Progressive

PRED

qwiitoon

qwiitootan

qwiiteewuran

qwiiteewurantan

ATT

qwiitooru

qwiitootaru

Causative

PRED

qwiirasun

qwiirachan

qwiirasan

qwiirasantan

ATT

qwiirasuru

qwiiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

qwiirariyun,
qwiirariin

qwiiraritan,
qwiirattan

qwiirariran,
qwiiraran

qwiirarirantan,
qwiiraratan

ATT

qwiirariyuru,
qwiirariiru

qwiiraritaru,
qwiirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

qwiirasariyun,
qwiirasariin

qwiirasaritan

qwiirasariran

qwiirasarirantan

ATT

qwiirasariyuru,
qwiirasariiru

qwiirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

qwiiteen

qwiiteetan

qwiiteeneen

qwiiteeneentan

ATT

qwiiteeru

qwiiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

qwiitoochun

qwiitoochan

qwiiteeukan

qwiiteeukantan

ATT

qwiitoochuru

qwiitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

qwiir-

Dictionary

qwiiyun,

qwiiin

Attributive or Adnominal

qwiiyuru,

qwiiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

qwiiyu-,

qwiii-

Adverbial

qwiii

Volitional-Presumptive

qwiira

Conjunctive

qwiiti

Representative

qwiitai

Imperative

qwiiri,
qwiiree

Conditional

qwiiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

qwiiyuru haji,

qwiiiru haji

So as to...

qwiiyuru gutu,

qwiiiru gutu

Before...

qwiiyuru mee,

qwiiiru mee

While...

qwiiyuru qweeda, qwiiyuru-qweema,

qwiiiru qweeda, qwiiiru-qweema

Purpose

qwiiyuru tami ni,

qwiiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

qwiiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

qwiiti-kwiin

Completive

qwiiti-neen

Concessive conditional

qwiiti-n

After...

qwiiti-kara

After...

qwiiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

qwiii-busan

qwiii-busantan

qwiii-bushikoo neen,

qwiii-bushikoo neeran

qwiii-bushikoo neentan,

qwiii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiii-busaru

qwiii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

qwiii-yassan

qwiii-yassantan

qwiii-yashikoo neen,

qwiii-yashikoo neeran

qwiii-yashikoo neentan,

qwiii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiii-yassaru

qwiii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

qwiii-gurisan

qwiii-gurisantan

qwiii-gurikoo neen,

qwiii-gurikoo neeran

qwiii-gurikoo neentan,

qwiii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiii-gurisaru

qwiii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

qwiii-misheen,

qwii-misheen

qwiii-misheentan,

qwii-misheentan

qwiii-misooran,

qwii-misooran

qwiii-misoorantan,

qwii-misoorantan

ATT

qwiii-misheeru,

qwii-misheeru

qwiii-misheetaru,

qwii-misheetaru,

qwiii-misoocharu,

qwii-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

qwiii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

qwiiyu-tan,

qwiii-tan

Nominalizing

qwiiyu-shi,

qwiii-shi

Concessive

qwiiyu-shiga,

qwiii-shiga

Cause-effect

qwiiyu-kutu,

qwiii-kutu

Prohibitive

qwiiyu-na,

qwiii-na

Provisional conditional

qwiiyu-ra

qwiii-ra

Questions

qwiiyu-ga,

qwiii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

qwiiyabiyun,
qwiiyabiin,

qwiiibiyun,
qwiiibiin

qwiiyabitan,

qwiiibitan

qwiiyabiran,

qwiiibiran

qwiiyabirantan,

qwiiibirantan

ATT

qwiiyabiyuru,
qwiiyabiiru,

qwiiibiyuru,
qwiiibiiru

qwiiyabitaru,

qwiiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

qwiiyumi,

qwiiimi

qwiitii

qwiirani

qwiirantii

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, April 13). っゐーいん・うぃーいん【植ゐーいん】 : qwiiin · 'wiiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5913/qwiiin-'wiiin/.