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とぅいん【取いん】 : tuin | define meaning

tuin

Pronunciation: [tuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To take
To confiscate; to take away
To steal; to take away
To remove; to take off
To obtain; to receive; to get
1. ふーびとぅいん【褒美取いん】
  fuubi tuin
  "to receive a prize"
To decide on; to choose
To pick (flowers); to gather; to harvest
(Ships) To arrive at; to reach

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese とる【取る】 toru "to take".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bring fire here. Feetoótee coo" and "Bring fire here. Fee toóteecoo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	取いん
Kana	とぅいん
New Okinawa Moji	婢いん
Romanization	tuin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **tuyun** ~ **tuin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	tuyun, tuin	tutan	turan	turantan
	ATT	tuyuru, tuiru	tutaru
Progressive	PRED	tutoon	tutootan	tuteewuran	tuteewurantan
	ATT	tutooru	tutootaru
Causative	PRED	turasun	turachan	turasan	turasantan
	ATT	turasuru	turacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	turariyun, turariin	turaritan, turattan	turariran, turaran	turarirantan, turaratan
	ATT	turariyuru, turariiru	turaritaru, turattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	turasariyun, turasariin	turasaritan	turasariran	turasarirantan
	ATT	turasariyuru, turasariiru	turasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	tuteen	tuteetan	tuteeneen	tuteeneentan
	ATT	tuteeru	tuteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	tutoochun	tutoochan	tuteeukan	tuteeukantan
	ATT	tutoochuru	tutoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	tur-
Dictionary	tuyun, tuin
Attributive or Adnominal	tuyuru, tuiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	tuyu-, tui-
Adverbial	tui
Volitional-Presumptive	tura
Conjunctive	tuti
Representative	tutai
Imperative	turi, turee
Conditional	turee

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	tuyabiyun, tuyabiin, tuibiyun, tuibiin	tuyabitan, tuibitan	tuyabiran, tuibiran	tuyabirantan, tuibirantan
Polite	ATT	tuyabiyuru, tuyabiiru, tuibiyuru, tuibiiru	tuyabitaru, tuibitaru	tuyabiran, tuibiran	tuyabirantan, tuibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	tuyumi, tuimi	tutii	turani	turantii

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：とる【取る】、つく【着く】、もらう【貰う】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). とぅいん【取いん】 : tuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7473/tuin/.