🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うかぶん【浮かぶん・泛かぶん】 : ukabun | define meaning
ukabun
Pronunciation: [ʔukabuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To float; to rise up to the surface
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うかぶ【浮かぶ・泛かぶ】 ukabu "to float".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 浮かぶん 泛かぶん |
| Kana | うかぶん |
| Romanization | ukabun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔukabuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ukabun |
ukadan |
ukaban |
ukabantan |
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ATT |
ukaburu |
ukadaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ukadoon |
ukadootan |
ukadeewuran |
ukadeewurantan |
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ATT |
ukadooru |
ukadootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ukabasun |
ukabachan |
ukabasan |
ukabasantan |
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ATT |
ukabasuru |
ukabacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ukabariyun, |
ukabaritan, |
ukabariran, |
ukabarirantan, |
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ATT |
ukabariyuru, |
ukabaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ukabasariyun, |
ukabasaritan |
ukabasariran |
ukabasarirantan |
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ATT |
ukabasariyuru, |
ukabasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ukadeen |
ukadeetan |
ukadeeneen |
ukadeeneentan |
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ATT |
ukadeeru |
ukadeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ukadoochun |
ukadoochan |
ukadeeukan |
ukadeeukantan |
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ATT |
ukadoochuru |
ukadoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ukab- |
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Dictionary |
ukabun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ukaburu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ukabu- |
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Adverbial |
ukabi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ukaba |
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Conjunctive |
ukadi |
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Representative |
ukadai |
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Imperative |
ukabi, |
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Conditional |
ukabee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ukaburu haji |
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So as to... |
ukaburu gutu |
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Before... |
ukaburu mee |
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While... |
ukaburu qweeda, ukaburu-qweema |
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Purpose |
ukaburu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ukadi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ukadi-kwiin |
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Completive |
ukadi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ukadi-n |
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After... |
ukadi-kara |
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After... |
ukadi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ukabi-busan |
ukabi-busantan |
ukabi-bushikoo neen, ukabi-bushikoo neeran |
ukabi-bushikoo neentan, ukabi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukabi-busaru |
ukabi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ukabi-yassan |
ukabi-yassantan |
ukabi-yashikoo neen, ukabi-yashikoo neeran |
ukabi-yashikoo neentan, ukabi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukabi-yassaru |
ukabi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ukabi-gurisan |
ukabi-gurisantan |
ukabi-gurikoo neen, ukabi-gurikoo neeran |
ukabi-gurikoo neentan, ukabi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukabi-gurisaru |
ukabi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ukabi-misheen |
ukabi-misheentan |
ukabi-misooran |
ukabi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ukabi-misheeru |
ukabi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ukabi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ukabu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ukabu-shi |
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Concessive |
ukabu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ukabu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ukabu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ukabu-raa |
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Questions |
ukabu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ukababiyun, |
ukababitan |
ukababiran |
ukababirantan |
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ATT |
ukababiyuru, |
ukababitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ukabumi |
ukadii |
ukabani |
ukabantii |
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：うかぶ【浮かぶ・泛かぶ】、うく【浮く】