🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぬいん【塗いん】 : nuin | define meaning
nuin
Pronunciation: [nuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To paint; to coat (with paint, with plaster)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ぬる【塗る】 nuru "to paint".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 塗いん |
| Kana | ぬいん |
| Romanization | nuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nuyun, nuin |
nutan |
nuran |
nurantan |
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ATT |
nuyuru, nuiru |
nutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nutoon |
nutootan |
nuteewuran |
nuteewurantan |
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ATT |
nutooru |
nutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nurasun |
nurachan |
nurasan |
nurasantan |
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ATT |
nurasuru |
nuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nurariyun, |
nuraritan, |
nurariran, |
nurarirantan, |
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ATT |
nurariyuru, |
nuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nurasariyun, |
nurasaritan |
nurasariran |
nurasarirantan |
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ATT |
nurasariyuru, |
nurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nuteen |
nuteetan |
nuteeneen |
nuteeneentan |
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ATT |
nuteeru |
nuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nutoochun |
nutoochan |
nuteeukan |
nuteeukantan |
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ATT |
nutoochuru |
nutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nur- |
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Dictionary |
nuyun, nuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nuyuru, nuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nuyu-, nui- |
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Adverbial |
nui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nura |
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Conjunctive |
nuti |
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Representative |
nutai |
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Imperative |
nuri, |
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Conditional |
nuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nuyuru haji, nuiru haji |
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So as to... |
nuyuru gutu, nuiru gutu |
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Before... |
nuyuru mee, nuiru mee |
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While... |
nuyuru qweeda, nuyuru-qweema, nuiru qweeda, nuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nuyuru tami ni, nuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
nuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nuti-n |
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After... |
nuti-kara |
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After... |
nuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nui-busan |
nui-busantan |
nui-bushikoo neen, nui-bushikoo neeran |
nui-bushikoo neentan, nui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nui-busaru |
nui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nui-yassan |
nui-yassantan |
nui-yashikoo neen, nui-yashikoo neeran |
nui-yashikoo neentan, nui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nui-yassaru |
nui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nui-gurisan |
nui-gurisantan |
nui-gurikoo neen, nui-gurikoo neeran |
nui-gurikoo neentan, nui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nui-gurisaru |
nui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nui-misheen, nu-misheen |
nui-misheentan, nu-misheentan |
nui-misooran, nu-misooran |
nui-misoorantan, nu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nui-misheeru, nu-misheeru |
nui-misheetaru, nu-misheetaru, nui-misoocharu, nu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nuyu-tan, nui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nuyu-shi, nui-shi |
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Concessive |
nuyu-shiga, nui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nuyu-kutu, nui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nuyu-na, nui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nuyu-ra nui-ra |
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Questions |
nuyu-ga, nui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nuyabiyun, nuibiyun, |
nuyabitan, nuibitan |
nuyabiran, nuibiran |
nuyabirantan, nuibirantan |
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ATT |
nuyabiyuru, nuibiyuru, |
nuyabitaru, nuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nuyumi, nuimi |
nutii |
nurani |
nurantii |
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：ぬる【塗る】