🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あらいん【洗いん】 : arain | define meaning
arain
Pronunciation: [ʔaɾaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese あらう【洗う】 arau "to wash".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 洗いん |
| Kana | あらいん |
| Romanization | arain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaɾaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
arayun, arain |
aratan |
araan |
araantan |
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ATT |
arayuru, arairu |
arataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
aratoon |
aratootan |
arateewuran |
arateewurantan |
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ATT |
aratooru |
aratootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
araasun |
araachan |
araasan |
araasantan |
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ATT |
araasuru |
araacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
araariyun, |
araaritan, |
araariran, |
araarirantan, |
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ATT |
araariyuru, |
araaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
araasariyun, |
araasaritan |
araasariran |
araasarirantan |
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ATT |
araasariyuru, |
araasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
arateen |
arateetan |
arateeneen |
arateeneentan |
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ATT |
arateeru |
arateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
aratoochun |
aratoochan |
arateeukan |
arateeukantan |
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ATT |
aratoochuru |
aratoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ara- |
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Dictionary |
arayun, arain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
arayuru, arairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
arayu-, arai- |
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Adverbial |
arai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
arara |
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Conjunctive |
arati |
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Representative |
aratai |
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Imperative |
arari, |
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Conditional |
araree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
arayuru haji, arairu haji |
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So as to... |
arayuru gutu, arairu gutu |
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Before... |
arayuru mee, arairu mee |
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While... |
arayuru qweeda, arayuru-qweema, arairu qweeda, arairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
arayuru tami ni, arairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
arati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
arati-kwiin |
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Completive |
arati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
arati-n |
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After... |
arati-kara |
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After... |
arati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
arai-busan |
arai-busantan |
arai-bushikoo neen, arai-bushikoo neeran |
arai-bushikoo neentan, arai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
arai-busaru |
arai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
arai-yassan |
arai-yassantan |
arai-yashikoo neen, arai-yashikoo neeran |
arai-yashikoo neentan, arai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
arai-yassaru |
arai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
arai-gurisan |
arai-gurisantan |
arai-gurikoo neen, arai-gurikoo neeran |
arai-gurikoo neentan, arai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
arai-gurisaru |
arai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
arai-misheen |
arai-misheentan |
arai-misooran |
arai-misoorantan |
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ATT |
arai-misheeru |
arai-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
arai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
arayu-tan, arai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
arayu-shi, arai-shi |
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Concessive |
arayu-shiga, arai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
arayu-kutu, arai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
arayu-na, arai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
arayu-raa arai-raa |
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Questions |
arayu-ga, arai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
arayabiyun, araibiyun, |
arayabitan, araibitan |
arayabiran, araibiran |
arayabirantan, araibirantan |
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ATT |
arayabiyuru, araibiyuru, |
arayabitaru, araibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
arayumi, araimi |
aratii |
araani |
araantii |
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：あらう【洗う】