🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
きーん【切ん・切ーん】 : kiin | define meaning
kiin
Pronunciation: [kiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To cut (with a bladed tool); to chop; to clip (nails); to slice
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese きる【切る】 kiru "to cut".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 切ん 切ーん |
| Kana | きーん |
| Romanization | kiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kiyun, kiin |
kicchan |
kiran |
kirantan |
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ATT |
kiyuru, kiiru |
kiccharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kicchoon |
kicchootan |
kiccheewuran |
kiccheewurantan |
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ATT |
kicchooru |
kicchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kirasun |
kirachan |
kirasan |
kirasantan |
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ATT |
kirasuru |
kiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kirariyun, |
kiraritan, |
kirariran, |
kirarirantan, |
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ATT |
kirariyuru, |
kiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kirasariyun, |
kirasaritan |
kirasariran |
kirasarirantan |
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ATT |
kirasariyuru, |
kirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kiccheen |
kiccheetan |
kiccheeneen |
kiccheeneentan |
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ATT |
kiccheeru |
kiccheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kicchoochun |
kicchoochan |
kiccheeukan |
kiccheeukantan |
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ATT |
kicchoochuru |
kicchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kir- |
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Dictionary |
kiyun, kiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kiyuru, kiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kiyu-, kii- |
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Adverbial |
kii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kira |
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Conjunctive |
kicchi |
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Representative |
kicchai |
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Imperative |
kiri, |
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Conditional |
kiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kiyuru haji, kiiru haji |
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So as to... |
kiyuru gutu, kiiru gutu |
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Before... |
kiyuru mee, kiiru mee |
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While... |
kiyuru qweeda, kiyuru-qweema, kiiru qweeda, kiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kiyuru tami ni, kiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kicchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kicchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kicchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kicchi-n |
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After... |
kicchi-kara |
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After... |
kicchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kii-busan |
kii-busantan |
kii-bushikoo neen, kii-bushikoo neeran |
kii-bushikoo neentan, kii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kii-busaru |
kii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kii-yassan |
kii-yassantan |
kii-yashikoo neen, kii-yashikoo neeran |
kii-yashikoo neentan, kii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kii-yassaru |
kii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kii-gurisan |
kii-gurisantan |
kii-gurikoo neen, kii-gurikoo neeran |
kii-gurikoo neentan, kii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kii-gurisaru |
kii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kii-misheen |
kii-misheentan |
kii-misooran |
kii-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kii-misheeru |
kii-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kiyu-tan, kii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kiyu-shi, kii-shi |
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Concessive |
kiyu-shiga, kii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kiyu-kutu, kii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kiyu-na, kii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kiyu-ra kii-ra |
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Questions |
kiyu-ga, kii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kiyabiyun, kiibiyun, |
kiyabitan, kiibitan |
kiyabiran, kiibiran |
kiyabirantan, kiibirantan |
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ATT |
kiyabiyuru, kiibiyuru, |
kiyabitaru, kiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kiyumi, kiimi |
kicchii |
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.
意味：きる【切る】、きる【斬る】