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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

おーいん

ooin

Pronunciation: [ʔoːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To fight, to quarrel, to altercate, to wrangle, to brawl

Notes

Derived terms:

おーいぇー・おーえー ooyee ~ ooee "a fight, a quarrel, a brawl".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaおーいん
Romanizationooin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔoːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: ooyun ~ ooin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ooyun,

ooin

ootan

ooran

oorantan

ATT

ooyuru,

ooiru

ootaru

Progressive

PRED

ootoon

ootootan

ooteewuran

ooteewurantan

ATT

ootooru

ootootaru

Causative

PRED

oorasun

oorachan

oorasan

oorasantan

ATT

oorasuru

ooracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

oorariyun,
oorariin

ooraritan,
oorattan

oorariran,
ooraran

oorarirantan,
ooraratan

ATT

oorariyuru,
oorariiru

ooraritaru,
oorattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

oorasariyun,
oorasariin

oorasaritan

oorasariran

oorasarirantan

ATT

oorasariyuru,
oorasariiru

oorasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ooteen

ooteetan

ooteeneen

ooteeneentan

ATT

ooteeru

ooteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ootoochun

ootoochan

ooteeukan

ooteeukantan

ATT

ootoochuru

ootoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

oor-

Dictionary

ooyun,

ooin

Attributive or Adnominal

ooyuru,

ooiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ooyu-,

ooi-

Adverbial

ooi

Volitional-Presumptive

oora

Conjunctive

ooti

Representative

ootai

Imperative

oori,
ooree

Conditional

ooree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ooyuru haji,

ooiru haji

So as to...

ooyuru gutu,

ooiru gutu

Before...

ooyuru mee,

ooiru mee

While...

ooyuru qweeda, ooyuru-qweema,

ooiru qweeda, ooiru-qweema

Purpose

ooyuru tami ni,

ooiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ooti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ooti-kwiin

Completive

ooti-neen

Concessive conditional

ooti-n

After...

ooti-kara

After...

ooti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ooi-busan

ooi-busantan

ooi-bushikoo neen,

ooi-bushikoo neeran

ooi-bushikoo neentan,

ooi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ooi-busaru

ooi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ooi-yassan

ooi-yassantan

ooi-yashikoo neen,

ooi-yashikoo neeran

ooi-yashikoo neentan,

ooi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ooi-yassaru

ooi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ooi-gurisan

ooi-gurisantan

ooi-gurikoo neen,

ooi-gurikoo neeran

ooi-gurikoo neentan,

ooi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ooi-gurisaru

ooi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ooi-misheen,

oo-misheen

ooi-misheentan,

oo-misheentan

ooi-misooran,

oo-misooran

ooi-misoorantan,

oo-misoorantan

ATT

ooi-misheeru,

oo-misheeru

ooi-misheetaru,

oo-misheetaru,

ooi-misoocharu,

oo-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ooi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ooyu-tan,

ooi-tan

Nominalizing

ooyu-shi,

ooi-shi

Concessive

ooyu-shiga,

ooi-shiga

Cause-effect

ooyu-kutu,

ooi-kutu

Prohibitive

ooyu-na,

ooi-na

Provisional conditional

ooyu-ra

ooi-ra

Questions

ooyu-ga,

ooi-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ooyabiyun,
ooyabiin,

ooibiyun,
ooibiin

ooyabitan,

ooibitan

ooyabiran,

ooibiran

ooyabirantan,

ooibirantan

ATT

ooyabiyuru,
ooyabiiru,

ooibiyuru,
ooibiiru

ooyabitaru,

ooibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ooyumi,

ooimi

ootii

oorani

oorantii

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. (2023, July 30). おーいん : ooin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/690/ooin/.