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ふいん【掘いん】 : fuin | define meaning

fuin

Pronunciation: [ɸuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To dig; to excavate; to unearth

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima ほっ hoq and ほい hoi; Okinawan ふゆん fuyun and ふいん fuin; Yaeyama (Hatoma) ぷるん purun; Yonaguni ふるん furun; standard Japanese ほる【掘る】 horu "to dig".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	掘いん
Kana	ふいん
Romanization	fuin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **fuyun** ~ **fuin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	fuyun, fuin	futan	furan	furantan
	ATT	fuyuru, fuiru	futaru
Progressive	PRED	futoon	futootan	futeewuran	futeewurantan
	ATT	futooru	futootaru
Causative	PRED	furasun	furachan	furasan	furasantan
	ATT	furasuru	furacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	furariyun, furariin	furaritan, furattan	furariran, furaran	furarirantan, furaratan
	ATT	furariyuru, furariiru	furaritaru, furattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	furasariyun, furasariin	furasaritan	furasariran	furasarirantan
	ATT	furasariyuru, furasariiru	furasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	futeen	futeetan	futeeneen	futeeneentan
	ATT	futeeru	futeetaru
Preparatory	PRED	futoochun	futoochan	futeeukan	futeeukantan
	ATT	futoochuru	futoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	fur-
Dictionary	fuyun, fuin
Attributive or Adnominal	fuyuru, fuiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	fuyu-, fui-
Adverbial	fui
Volitional-Presumptive	fura
Conjunctive	futi
Representative	futai
Imperative	furi, furee
Conditional	furee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	fuyuru haji, fuiru haji
So as to...	fuyuru gutu, fuiru gutu
Before...	fuyuru mee, fuiru mee
While...	fuyuru qweeda, fuyuru-qweema, fuiru qweeda, fuiru-qweema
Purpose	fuyuru tami ni, fuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	futi-kwimisooree
Benefactive	futi-kwiin
Completive	futi-neen
Concessive conditional	futi-n
After...	futi-kara
After...	futi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	fui-busan	fui-busantan	fui-bushikoo neen, fui-bushikoo neeran	fui-bushikoo neentan, fui-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	fui-busaru	fui-busataru	fui-bushikoo neen, fui-bushikoo neeran	fui-bushikoo neentan, fui-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	fui-yassan	fui-yassantan	fui-yashikoo neen, fui-yashikoo neeran	fui-yashikoo neentan, fui-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	fui-yassaru	fui-yassataru	fui-yashikoo neen, fui-yashikoo neeran	fui-yashikoo neentan, fui-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	fui-gurisan	fui-gurisantan	fui-gurikoo neen, fui-gurikoo neeran	fui-gurikoo neentan, fui-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	fui-gurisaru	fui-gurisataru	fui-gurikoo neen, fui-gurikoo neeran	fui-gurikoo neentan, fui-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	fui-misheen, fu-misheen	fui-misheentan, fu-misheentan	fui-misooran, fu-misooran	fui-misoorantan, fu-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	fui-misheeru, fu-misheeru	fui-misheetaru, fu-misheetaru, fui-misoocharu, fu-misoocharu	fui-misooran, fu-misooran	fui-misoorantan, fu-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	fui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	fuyu-tan, fui-tan
Nominalizing	fuyu-shi, fui-shi
Concessive	fuyu-shiga, fui-shiga
Cause-effect	fuyu-kutu, fui-kutu
Prohibitive	fuyu-na, fui-na
Provisional conditional	fuyu-ra fui-ra
Questions	fuyu-ga, fui-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	fuyabiyun, fuyabiin, fuibiyun, fuibiin	fuyabitan, fuibitan	fuyabiran, fuibiran	fuyabirantan, fuibirantan
Polite	ATT	fuyabiyuru, fuyabiiru, fuibiyuru, fuibiiru	fuyabitaru, fuibitaru	fuyabiran, fuibiran	fuyabirantan, fuibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	fuyumi, fuimi	futii	furani	furantii

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. (2025, April 27). ふいん【掘いん】 : fuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7010/fuin/.