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あけーいん【赤けーいん】

akeein

Pronunciation: [ʔakeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To become bright; to brighten; to become clear

Notes

Used especially in the context of sunrise or sunset, or following a rain shower.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji赤けーいん
Kanaあけーいん
Romanizationakeein
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔakeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: akeeyun ~ akeein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

akeeyun,

akeein

akeetan

akeeran

akeerantan

ATT

akeeyuru,

akeeiru

akeetaru

Progressive

PRED

akeetoon

akeetootan

akeeteewuran

akeeteewurantan

ATT

akeetooru

akeetootaru

Causative

PRED

akeerasun

akeerachan

akeerasan

akeerasantan

ATT

akeerasuru

akeeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

akeerariyun,
akeerariin

akeeraritan,
akeerattan

akeerariran,
akeeraran

akeerarirantan,
akeeraratan

ATT

akeerariyuru,
akeerariiru

akeeraritaru,
akeerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

akeerasariyun,
akeerasariin

akeerasaritan

akeerasariran

akeerasarirantan

ATT

akeerasariyuru,
akeerasariiru

akeerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

akeeteen

akeeteetan

akeeteeneen

akeeteeneentan

ATT

akeeteeru

akeeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

akeetoochun

akeetoochan

akeeteeukan

akeeteeukantan

ATT

akeetoochuru

akeetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

akeer-

Dictionary

akeeyun,

akeein

Attributive or Adnominal

akeeyuru,

akeeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

akeeyu-,

akeei-

Adverbial

akeei

Volitional-Presumptive

akeera

Conjunctive

akeeti

Representative

akeetai

Imperative

akeeri,
akeeree

Conditional

akeeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

akeeyuru haji,

akeeiru haji

So as to...

akeeyuru gutu,

akeeiru gutu

Before...

akeeyuru mee,

akeeiru mee

While...

akeeyuru qweeda, akeeyuru-qweema,

akeeiru qweeda, akeeiru-qweema

Purpose

akeeyuru tami ni,

akeeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

akeeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

akeeti-kwiin

Completive

akeeti-neen

Concessive conditional

akeeti-n

After...

akeeti-kara

After...

akeeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

akeei-busan

akeei-busantan

akeei-bushikoo neen,

akeei-bushikoo neeran

akeei-bushikoo neentan,

akeei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

akeei-busaru

akeei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

akeei-yassan

akeei-yassantan

akeei-yashikoo neen,

akeei-yashikoo neeran

akeei-yashikoo neentan,

akeei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

akeei-yassaru

akeei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

akeei-gurisan

akeei-gurisantan

akeei-gurikoo neen,

akeei-gurikoo neeran

akeei-gurikoo neentan,

akeei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

akeei-gurisaru

akeei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

akeei-misheen,

akee-misheen

akeei-misheentan,

akee-misheentan

akeei-misooran,

akee-misooran

akeei-misoorantan,

akee-misoorantan

ATT

akeei-misheeru,

akee-misheeru

akeei-misheetaru,

akee-misheetaru,

akeei-misoocharu,

akee-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

akeei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

akeeyu-tan,

akeei-tan

Nominalizing

akeeyu-shi,

akeei-shi

Concessive

akeeyu-shiga,

akeei-shiga

Cause-effect

akeeyu-kutu,

akeei-kutu

Prohibitive

akeeyu-na,

akeei-na

Provisional conditional

akeeyu-ra

akeei-ra

Questions

akeeyu-ga,

akeei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

akeeyabiyun,
akeeyabiin,

akeeibiyun,
akeeibiin

akeeyabitan,

akeeibitan

akeeyabiran,

akeeibiran

akeeyabirantan,

akeeibirantan

ATT

akeeyabiyuru,
akeeyabiiru,

akeeibiyuru,
akeeibiiru

akeeyabitaru,

akeeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

akeeyumi,

akeeimi

akeetii

akeerani

akeerantii

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:あかくなる【赤くなる】、あかる【赤る】、てりあがる【照り上がる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 24). あけーいん【赤けーいん】 : akeein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7538/akeein/.