🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ゆくいん【憩いん・息いん】 : yukuin | define meaning
yukuin
Pronunciation: [jukuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To rest; to lie down
Etymology
Cognate with Oita よこう yokou; Kagoshima よく yoku; Kagoshima (Koshikijima) よくう yokuu; Okinawan ゆくゆん yukuyun and ゆくいん yukuin; and standard Japanese いこう【憩う・息う】 ikou "to rest".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 憩いん 息いん |
| Kana | ゆくいん |
| Romanization | yukuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jukuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yukuyun, yukuin |
yukutan |
yukuran |
yukurantan |
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ATT |
yukuyuru, yukuiru |
yukutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
yukutoon |
yukutootan |
yukuteewuran |
yukuteewurantan |
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ATT |
yukutooru |
yukutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
yukurasun |
yukurachan |
yukurasan |
yukurasantan |
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ATT |
yukurasuru |
yukuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
yukurariyun, |
yukuraritan, |
yukurariran, |
yukurarirantan, |
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ATT |
yukurariyuru, |
yukuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
yukurasariyun, |
yukurasaritan |
yukurasariran |
yukurasarirantan |
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ATT |
yukurasariyuru, |
yukurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
yukuteen |
yukuteetan |
yukuteeneen |
yukuteeneentan |
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ATT |
yukuteeru |
yukuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
yukutoochun |
yukutoochan |
yukuteeukan |
yukuteeukantan |
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ATT |
yukutoochuru |
yukutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yukur- |
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Dictionary |
yukuyun, yukuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yukuyuru, yukuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yukuyu-, yukui- |
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Adverbial |
yukui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
yukura |
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Conjunctive |
yukuti |
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Representative |
yukutai |
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Imperative |
yukuri, |
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Conditional |
yukuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
yukuyuru haji, yukuiru haji |
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So as to... |
yukuyuru gutu, yukuiru gutu |
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Before... |
yukuyuru mee, yukuiru mee |
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While... |
yukuyuru qweeda, yukuyuru-qweema, yukuiru qweeda, yukuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
yukuyuru tami ni, yukuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
yukuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
yukuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
yukuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
yukuti-n |
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After... |
yukuti-kara |
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After... |
yukuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
yukui-busan |
yukui-busantan |
yukui-bushikoo neen, yukui-bushikoo neeran |
yukui-bushikoo neentan, yukui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yukui-busaru |
yukui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
yukui-yassan |
yukui-yassantan |
yukui-yashikoo neen, yukui-yashikoo neeran |
yukui-yashikoo neentan, yukui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yukui-yassaru |
yukui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
yukui-gurisan |
yukui-gurisantan |
yukui-gurikoo neen, yukui-gurikoo neeran |
yukui-gurikoo neentan, yukui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yukui-gurisaru |
yukui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
yukui-misheen, yuku-misheen |
yukui-misheentan, yuku-misheentan |
yukui-misooran, yuku-misooran |
yukui-misoorantan, yuku-misoorantan |
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ATT |
yukui-misheeru, yuku-misheeru |
yukui-misheetaru, yuku-misheetaru, yukui-misoocharu, yuku-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
yukui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
yukuyu-tan, yukui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
yukuyu-shi, yukui-shi |
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Concessive |
yukuyu-shiga, yukui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yukuyu-kutu, yukui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
yukuyu-na, yukui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
yukuyu-ra yukui-ra |
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Questions |
yukuyu-ga, yukui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yukuyabiyun, yukuibiyun, |
yukuyabitan, yukuibitan |
yukuyabiran, yukuibiran |
yukuyabirantan, yukuibirantan |
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ATT |
yukuyabiyuru, yukuibiyuru, |
yukuyabitaru, yukuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yukuyumi, yukuimi |
yukutii |
yukurani |
yukurantii |
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：やすむ【休む】、いこう【憩う・息う】、きゅうそくする【休息する】、よこになる【横になる】