🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いぬいん【祈いん・祷いん】 : inuin | define meaning
inuin
Pronunciation: [ʔinuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To pray; to wish
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いのる【祈る・祷る】 inoru "to pray, to wish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 祈いん 祷いん |
| Kana | いぬいん |
| Romanization | inuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔinuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
inuyun, inuin |
inutan |
inuran |
inurantan |
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ATT |
inuyuru, inuiru |
inutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
inutoon |
inutootan |
inuteewuran |
inuteewurantan |
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ATT |
inutooru |
inutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
inurasun |
inurachan |
inurasan |
inurasantan |
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ATT |
inurasuru |
inuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
inurariyun, |
inuraritan, |
inurariran, |
inurarirantan, |
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ATT |
inurariyuru, |
inuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
inurasariyun, |
inurasaritan |
inurasariran |
inurasarirantan |
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ATT |
inurasariyuru, |
inurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
inuteen |
inuteetan |
inuteeneen |
inuteeneentan |
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ATT |
inuteeru |
inuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
inutoochun |
inutoochan |
inuteeukan |
inuteeukantan |
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ATT |
inutoochuru |
inutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
inur- |
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Dictionary |
inuyun, inuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
inuyuru, inuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
inuyu-, inui- |
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Adverbial |
inui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
inura |
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Conjunctive |
inuti |
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Representative |
inutai |
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Imperative |
inuri, |
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Conditional |
inuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
inuyuru haji, inuiru haji |
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So as to... |
inuyuru gutu, inuiru gutu |
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Before... |
inuyuru mee, inuiru mee |
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While... |
inuyuru qweeda, inuyuru-qweema, inuiru qweeda, inuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
inuyuru tami ni, inuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
inuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
inuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
inuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
inuti-n |
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After... |
inuti-kara |
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After... |
inuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
inui-busan |
inui-busantan |
inui-bushikoo neen, inui-bushikoo neeran |
inui-bushikoo neentan, inui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
inui-busaru |
inui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
inui-yassan |
inui-yassantan |
inui-yashikoo neen, inui-yashikoo neeran |
inui-yashikoo neentan, inui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
inui-yassaru |
inui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
inui-gurisan |
inui-gurisantan |
inui-gurikoo neen, inui-gurikoo neeran |
inui-gurikoo neentan, inui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
inui-gurisaru |
inui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
inui-misheen, inu-misheen |
inui-misheentan, inu-misheentan |
inui-misooran, inu-misooran |
inui-misoorantan, inu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
inui-misheeru, inu-misheeru |
inui-misheetaru, inu-misheetaru, inui-misoocharu, inu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
inui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
inuyu-tan, inui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
inuyu-shi, inui-shi |
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Concessive |
inuyu-shiga, inui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
inuyu-kutu, inui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
inuyu-na, inui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
inuyu-ra inui-ra |
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Questions |
inuyu-ga, inui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
inuyabiyun, inuibiyun, |
inuyabitan, inuibitan |
inuyabiran, inuibiran |
inuyabirantan, inuibirantan |
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ATT |
inuyabiyuru, inuibiyuru, |
inuyabitaru, inuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
inuyumi, inuimi |
inutii |
inurani |
inurantii |
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：いのる【祈る・祷る】