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をぅたいん

wutain

Pronunciation: [wutaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be tired; to feel tired; to be exhausted; to feel exhausted

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OrthographyForm
Kanaをぅたいん
New Okinawa Moji歹たいん
Romanizationwutain
Pronunciation (IPA)[wutaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: wutayun ~ wutain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

wutayun,

wutain

wutatan

wutaran

wutarantan

ATT

wutayuru,

wutairu

wutataru

Progressive

PRED

wutatoon

wutatootan

wutateewuran

wutateewurantan

ATT

wutatooru

wutatootaru

Causative

PRED

wutarasun

wutarachan

wutarasan

wutarasantan

ATT

wutarasuru

wutaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

wutarariyun,
wutarariin

wutararitan,
wutarattan

wutarariran,
wutararan

wutararirantan,
wutararatan

ATT

wutarariyuru,
wutarariiru

wutararitaru,
wutarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

wutarasariyun,
wutarasariin

wutarasaritan

wutarasariran

wutarasarirantan

ATT

wutarasariyuru,
wutarasariiru

wutarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

wutateen

wutateetan

wutateeneen

wutateeneentan

ATT

wutateeru

wutateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

wutatoochun

wutatoochan

wutateeukan

wutateeukantan

ATT

wutatoochuru

wutatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

wutar-

Dictionary

wutayun,

wutain

Attributive or Adnominal

wutayuru,

wutairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

wutayu-,

wutai-

Adverbial

wutai

Volitional-Presumptive

wutara

Conjunctive

wutati

Representative

wutatai

Imperative

wutari,
wutaree

Conditional

wutaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

wutayuru haji,

wutairu haji

So as to...

wutayuru gutu,

wutairu gutu

Before...

wutayuru mee,

wutairu mee

While...

wutayuru qweeda, wutayuru-qweema,

wutairu qweeda, wutairu-qweema

Purpose

wutayuru tami ni,

wutairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

wutati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

wutati-kwiin

Completive

wutati-neen

Concessive conditional

wutati-n

After...

wutati-kara

After...

wutati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

wutai-busan

wutai-busantan

wutai-bushikoo neen,

wutai-bushikoo neeran

wutai-bushikoo neentan,

wutai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

wutai-busaru

wutai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

wutai-yassan

wutai-yassantan

wutai-yashikoo neen,

wutai-yashikoo neeran

wutai-yashikoo neentan,

wutai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

wutai-yassaru

wutai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

wutai-gurisan

wutai-gurisantan

wutai-gurikoo neen,

wutai-gurikoo neeran

wutai-gurikoo neentan,

wutai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

wutai-gurisaru

wutai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

wutai-misheen,

wuta-misheen

wutai-misheentan,

wuta-misheentan

wutai-misooran,

wuta-misooran

wutai-misoorantan,

wuta-misoorantan

ATT

wutai-misheeru,

wuta-misheeru

wutai-misheetaru,

wuta-misheetaru,

wutai-misoocharu,

wuta-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

wutai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

wutayu-tan,

wutai-tan

Nominalizing

wutayu-shi,

wutai-shi

Concessive

wutayu-shiga,

wutai-shiga

Cause-effect

wutayu-kutu,

wutai-kutu

Prohibitive

wutayu-na,

wutai-na

Provisional conditional

wutayu-ra

wutai-ra

Questions

wutayu-ga,

wutai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

wutayabiyun,
wutayabiin,

wutaibiyun,
wutaibiin

wutayabitan,

wutaibitan

wutayabiran,

wutaibiran

wutayabirantan,

wutaibirantan

ATT

wutayabiyuru,
wutayabiiru,

wutaibiyuru,
wutaibiiru

wutayabitaru,

wutaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

wutayumi,

wutaimi

wutatii

wutarani

wutarantii

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, August 11). をぅたいん : wutain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7478/wutain/.