🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
けーいん【帰いん】 : keein | define meaning
keein
Pronunciation: [keːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To return; to come back
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かえる【帰る・還る・歸る】 kaeru "to return".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 帰いん |
| Kana | けーいん |
| Romanization | keein |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [keːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
keeyun, keein |
keetan |
keeran |
keerantan |
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ATT |
keeyuru, keeiru |
keetaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
keetoon |
keetootan |
keeteewuran |
keeteewurantan |
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ATT |
keetooru |
keetootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
keerasun |
keerachan |
keerasan |
keerasantan |
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ATT |
keerasuru |
keeracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
keerariyun, |
keeraritan, |
keerariran, |
keerarirantan, |
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ATT |
keerariyuru, |
keeraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
keerasariyun, |
keerasaritan |
keerasariran |
keerasarirantan |
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ATT |
keerasariyuru, |
keerasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
keeteen |
keeteetan |
keeteeneen |
keeteeneentan |
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ATT |
keeteeru |
keeteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
keetoochun |
keetoochan |
keeteeukan |
keeteeukantan |
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ATT |
keetoochuru |
keetoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
keer- |
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Dictionary |
keeyun, keein |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
keeyuru, keeiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
keeyu-, keei- |
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Adverbial |
keei |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
keera |
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Conjunctive |
keeti |
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Representative |
keetai |
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Imperative |
keeri, |
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Conditional |
keeree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
keeyuru haji, keeiru haji |
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So as to... |
keeyuru gutu, keeiru gutu |
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Before... |
keeyuru mee, keeiru mee |
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While... |
keeyuru qweeda, keeyuru-qweema, keeiru qweeda, keeiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
keeyuru tami ni, keeiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
keeti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
keeti-kwiin |
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Completive |
keeti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
keeti-n |
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After... |
keeti-kara |
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After... |
keeti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
keei-busan |
keei-busantan |
keei-bushikoo neen, keei-bushikoo neeran |
keei-bushikoo neentan, keei-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
keei-busaru |
keei-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
keei-yassan |
keei-yassantan |
keei-yashikoo neen, keei-yashikoo neeran |
keei-yashikoo neentan, keei-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
keei-yassaru |
keei-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
keei-gurisan |
keei-gurisantan |
keei-gurikoo neen, keei-gurikoo neeran |
keei-gurikoo neentan, keei-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
keei-gurisaru |
keei-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
keei-misheen, kee-misheen |
keei-misheentan, kee-misheentan |
keei-misooran, kee-misooran |
keei-misoorantan, kee-misoorantan |
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ATT |
keei-misheeru, kee-misheeru |
keei-misheetaru, kee-misheetaru, keei-misoocharu, kee-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
keei-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
keeyu-tan, keei-tan |
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Nominalizing |
keeyu-shi, keei-shi |
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Concessive |
keeyu-shiga, keei-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
keeyu-kutu, keei-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
keeyu-na, keei-na |
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Provisional conditional |
keeyu-ra keei-ra |
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Questions |
keeyu-ga, keei-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
keeyabiyun, keeibiyun, |
keeyabitan, keeibitan |
keeyabiran, keeibiran |
keeyabirantan, keeibirantan |
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ATT |
keeyabiyuru, keeibiyuru, |
keeyabitaru, keeibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
keeyumi, keeimi |
keetii |
keerani |
keerantii |
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：かえる【帰る・還る・歸る】、もどる【戻る】