🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

はいん : hain | define meaning

hain

Pronunciation: [haiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

(Said of animals) To run; to gallop; to sprint
1. っんまぬはいん【馬ぬはいん】
  qnma nu hain
  "the horse is running"
(Said of vehicles) To speed; to go fast; to run
(Said of liquids) To flow; to course; to run (down); to trickle
1. ちーぬはいん【血ぬはいん】
  chii nu hain
  "blood is flowing"

Notes

For people, the verb はーえーすん haaee sun "to run" is used.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	はいん
Romanization	hain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[haiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **hayun** ~ **hain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	hayun, hain	hatan	haran	harantan
	ATT	hayuru, hairu	hataru
Progressive	PRED	hatoon	hatootan	hateewuran	hateewurantan
	ATT	hatooru	hatootaru
Causative	PRED	harasun	harachan	harasan	harasantan
	ATT	harasuru	haracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	harariyun, harariin	hararitan, harattan	harariran, hararan	hararirantan, hararatan
	ATT	harariyuru, harariiru	hararitaru, harattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	harasariyun, harasariin	harasaritan	harasariran	harasarirantan
	ATT	harasariyuru, harasariiru	harasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	hateen	hateetan	hateeneen	hateeneentan
	ATT	hateeru	hateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	hatoochun	hatoochan	hateeukan	hateeukantan
	ATT	hatoochuru	hatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	har-
Dictionary	hayun, hain
Attributive or Adnominal	hayuru, hairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	hayu-, hai-
Adverbial	hai
Volitional-Presumptive	hara
Conjunctive	hati
Representative	hatai
Imperative	hari, haree
Conditional	haree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	hayabiyun, hayabiin, haibiyun, haibiin	hayabitan, haibitan	hayabiran, haibiran	hayabirantan, haibirantan
Polite	ATT	hayabiyuru, hayabiiru, haibiyuru, haibiiru	hayabitaru, haibitaru	hayabiran, haibiran	hayabirantan, haibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	hayumi, haimi	hatii	harani	harantii

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：はしる【走る・奔る・趨る】、ながれる【流れる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 9). はいん : hain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7456/hain/.