🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
もーいん【舞いん】 : mooin | define meaning
mooin
Pronunciation: [moːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To dance
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese verbs まう【舞う】 mau "to dance" and まわる【回る・廻る】 mawaru "to turn; to revolve".
Notes
Derived term:
もーやー【舞やー】 mooyaa "dancer".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 舞いん |
| Kana | もーいん |
| Romanization | mooin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [moːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mooyun, mooin |
mootan |
mooran |
moorantan |
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ATT |
mooyuru, mooiru |
mootaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
mootoon |
mootootan |
mooteewuran |
mooteewurantan |
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ATT |
mootooru |
mootootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
moorasun |
moorachan |
moorasan |
moorasantan |
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ATT |
moorasuru |
mooracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
moorariyun, |
mooraritan, |
moorariran, |
moorarirantan, |
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ATT |
moorariyuru, |
mooraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
moorasariyun, |
moorasaritan |
moorasariran |
moorasarirantan |
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ATT |
moorasariyuru, |
moorasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
mooteen |
mooteetan |
mooteeneen |
mooteeneentan |
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ATT |
mooteeru |
mooteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
mootoochun |
mootoochan |
mooteeukan |
mooteeukantan |
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ATT |
mootoochuru |
mootoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
moor- |
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Dictionary |
mooyun, mooin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mooyuru, mooiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mooyu-, mooi- |
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Adverbial |
mooi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
moora |
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Conjunctive |
mooti |
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Representative |
mootai |
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Imperative |
moori, |
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Conditional |
mooree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
mooyuru haji, mooiru haji |
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So as to... |
mooyuru gutu, mooiru gutu |
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Before... |
mooyuru mee, mooiru mee |
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While... |
mooyuru qweeda, mooyuru-qweema, mooiru qweeda, mooiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
mooyuru tami ni, mooiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
mooti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
mooti-kwiin |
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Completive |
mooti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
mooti-n |
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After... |
mooti-kara |
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After... |
mooti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
mooi-busan |
mooi-busantan |
mooi-bushikoo neen, mooi-bushikoo neeran |
mooi-bushikoo neentan, mooi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mooi-busaru |
mooi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
mooi-yassan |
mooi-yassantan |
mooi-yashikoo neen, mooi-yashikoo neeran |
mooi-yashikoo neentan, mooi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mooi-yassaru |
mooi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
mooi-gurisan |
mooi-gurisantan |
mooi-gurikoo neen, mooi-gurikoo neeran |
mooi-gurikoo neentan, mooi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mooi-gurisaru |
mooi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
mooi-misheen, moo-misheen |
mooi-misheentan, moo-misheentan |
mooi-misooran, moo-misooran |
mooi-misoorantan, moo-misoorantan |
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ATT |
mooi-misheeru, moo-misheeru |
mooi-misheetaru, moo-misheetaru, mooi-misoocharu, moo-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
mooi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
mooyu-tan, mooi-tan |
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Nominalizing |
mooyu-shi, mooi-shi |
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Concessive |
mooyu-shiga, mooi-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mooyu-kutu, mooi-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
mooyu-na, mooi-na |
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Provisional conditional |
mooyu-ra mooi-ra |
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Questions |
mooyu-ga, mooi-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mooyabiyun, mooibiyun, |
mooyabitan, mooibitan |
mooyabiran, mooibiran |
mooyabirantan, mooibirantan |
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ATT |
mooyabiyuru, mooibiyuru, |
mooyabitaru, mooibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mooyumi, mooimi |
mootii |
moorani |
moorantii |
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：まう【舞う】