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いーん【射ん・射ーん】

iin

Pronunciation: [ʔiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To shoot (an arrow)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese いる【射る】 iru "to shoot (an arrow)".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji射ん
射ーん
Kanaいーん
Romanizationiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: iyun ~ iin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

iyun,

iin

itan

iran

irantan

ATT

iyuru,

iiru

itaru

Progressive

PRED

itoon

itootan

iteewuran

iteewurantan

ATT

itooru

itootaru

Causative

PRED

irasun

irachan

irasan

irasantan

ATT

irasuru

iracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

irariyun,
irariin

iraritan,
irattan

irariran,
iraran

irarirantan,
iraratan

ATT

irariyuru,
irariiru

iraritaru,
irattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

irasariyun,
irasariin

irasaritan

irasariran

irasarirantan

ATT

irasariyuru,
irasariiru

irasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

iteen

iteetan

iteeneen

iteeneentan

ATT

iteeru

iteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

itoochun

itoochan

iteeukan

iteeukantan

ATT

itoochuru

itoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ir-

Dictionary

iyun,

iin

Attributive or Adnominal

iyuru,

iiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

iyu-,

ii-

Adverbial

ii

Volitional-Presumptive

ira

Conjunctive

iti

Representative

itai

Imperative

iri,
iree

Conditional

iree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

iyuru haji,

iiru haji

So as to...

iyuru gutu,

iiru gutu

Before...

iyuru mee,

iiru mee

While...

iyuru qweeda, iyuru-qweema,

iiru qweeda, iiru-qweema

Purpose

iyuru tami ni,

iiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

iti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

iti-kwiin

Completive

iti-neen

Concessive conditional

iti-n

After...

iti-kara

After...

iti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ii-busan

ii-busantan

ii-bushikoo neen,

ii-bushikoo neeran

ii-bushikoo neentan,

ii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ii-busaru

ii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ii-yassan

ii-yassantan

ii-yashikoo neen,

ii-yashikoo neeran

ii-yashikoo neentan,

ii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ii-yassaru

ii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ii-gurisan

ii-gurisantan

ii-gurikoo neen,

ii-gurikoo neeran

ii-gurikoo neentan,

ii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ii-gurisaru

ii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ii-misheen,

i-misheen

ii-misheentan,

i-misheentan

ii-misooran,

i-misooran

ii-misoorantan,

i-misoorantan

ATT

ii-misheeru,

i-misheeru

ii-misheetaru,

i-misheetaru,

ii-misoocharu,

i-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

iyu-tan,

ii-tan

Nominalizing

iyu-shi,

ii-shi

Concessive

iyu-shiga,

ii-shiga

Cause-effect

iyu-kutu,

ii-kutu

Prohibitive

iyu-na,

ii-na

Provisional conditional

iyu-ra

ii-ra

Questions

iyu-ga,

ii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

iyabiyun,
iyabiin,

iibiyun,
iibiin

iyabitan,

iibitan

iyabiran,

iibiran

iyabirantan,

iibirantan

ATT

iyabiyuru,
iyabiiru,

iibiyuru,
iibiiru

iyabitaru,

iibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

iyumi,

iimi

itii

irani

irantii

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 24). いーん【射ん・射ーん】 : iin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6100/iin/.