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うわいん【終わいん】 : uwain | define meaning
uwain
Pronunciation: [ʔuwaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To finish
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おわる【終わる】 owaru "to finish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 終わいん |
| Kana | うわいん |
| Romanization | uwain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuwaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
uwayun, uwain |
uwatan |
uwaran |
uwarantan |
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ATT |
uwayuru, uwairu |
uwataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
uwatoon |
uwatootan |
uwateewuran |
uwateewurantan |
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ATT |
uwatooru |
uwatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
uwarasun |
uwarachan |
uwarasan |
uwarasantan |
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ATT |
uwarasuru |
uwaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
uwarariyun, |
uwararitan, |
uwarariran, |
uwararirantan, |
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ATT |
uwarariyuru, |
uwararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
uwarasariyun, |
uwarasaritan |
uwarasariran |
uwarasarirantan |
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ATT |
uwarasariyuru, |
uwarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
uwateen |
uwateetan |
uwateeneen |
uwateeneentan |
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ATT |
uwateeru |
uwateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
uwatoochun |
uwatoochan |
uwateeukan |
uwateeukantan |
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ATT |
uwatoochuru |
uwatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uwar- |
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Dictionary |
uwayun, uwain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
uwayuru, uwairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
uwayu-, uwai- |
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Adverbial |
uwai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
uwara |
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Conjunctive |
uwati |
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Representative |
uwatai |
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Imperative |
uwari, |
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Conditional |
uwaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
uwayuru haji, uwairu haji |
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So as to... |
uwayuru gutu, uwairu gutu |
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Before... |
uwayuru mee, uwairu mee |
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While... |
uwayuru qweeda, uwayuru-qweema, uwairu qweeda, uwairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
uwayuru tami ni, uwairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
uwati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
uwati-kwiin |
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Completive |
uwati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
uwati-n |
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After... |
uwati-kara |
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After... |
uwati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
uwai-busan |
uwai-busantan |
uwai-bushikoo neen, uwai-bushikoo neeran |
uwai-bushikoo neentan, uwai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uwai-busaru |
uwai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
uwai-yassan |
uwai-yassantan |
uwai-yashikoo neen, uwai-yashikoo neeran |
uwai-yashikoo neentan, uwai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uwai-yassaru |
uwai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
uwai-gurisan |
uwai-gurisantan |
uwai-gurikoo neen, uwai-gurikoo neeran |
uwai-gurikoo neentan, uwai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uwai-gurisaru |
uwai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
uwai-misheen, uwa-misheen |
uwai-misheentan, uwa-misheentan |
uwai-misooran, uwa-misooran |
uwai-misoorantan, uwa-misoorantan |
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ATT |
uwai-misheeru, uwa-misheeru |
uwai-misheetaru, uwa-misheetaru, uwai-misoocharu, uwa-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
uwai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
uwayu-tan, uwai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
uwayu-shi, uwai-shi |
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Concessive |
uwayu-shiga, uwai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
uwayu-kutu, uwai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
uwayu-na, uwai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
uwayu-ra uwai-ra |
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Questions |
uwayu-ga, uwai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
uwayabiyun, uwaibiyun, |
uwayabitan, uwaibitan |
uwayabiran, uwaibiran |
uwayabirantan, uwaibirantan |
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ATT |
uwayabiyuru, uwaibiyuru, |
uwayabitaru, uwaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
uwayumi, uwaimi |
uwatii |
uwarani |
uwarantii |
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：おわる【終わる・終る・了わる・了る・畢わる・畢る・卒わる・卒る・竟る】