🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うさーいん【押合いん】 : usaain | define meaning
usaain
Pronunciation: [ʔusaːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To bring together; to join together; to clasp together
- To unite; to combine; to merge
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おしあう【押し合う・押合う】 oshiau "to push against one another".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 押合いん |
| Kana | うさーいん |
| Romanization | usaain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔusaːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
usaayun, usaain |
usaatan |
usaaran |
usaarantan |
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ATT |
usaayuru, usaairu |
usaataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
usaatoon |
usaatootan |
usaateewuran |
usaateewurantan |
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ATT |
usaatooru |
usaatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
usaarasun |
usaarachan |
usaarasan |
usaarasantan |
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ATT |
usaarasuru |
usaaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
usaarariyun, |
usaararitan, |
usaarariran, |
usaararirantan, |
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ATT |
usaarariyuru, |
usaararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
usaarasariyun, |
usaarasaritan |
usaarasariran |
usaarasarirantan |
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ATT |
usaarasariyuru, |
usaarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
usaateen |
usaateetan |
usaateeneen |
usaateeneentan |
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ATT |
usaateeru |
usaateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
usaatoochun |
usaatoochan |
usaateeukan |
usaateeukantan |
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ATT |
usaatoochuru |
usaatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
usaar- |
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Dictionary |
usaayun, usaain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
usaayuru, usaairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
usaayu-, usaai- |
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Adverbial |
usaai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
usaara |
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Conjunctive |
usaati |
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Representative |
usaatai |
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Imperative |
usaari, |
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Conditional |
usaaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
usaayuru haji, usaairu haji |
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So as to... |
usaayuru gutu, usaairu gutu |
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Before... |
usaayuru mee, usaairu mee |
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While... |
usaayuru qweeda, usaayuru-qweema, usaairu qweeda, usaairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
usaayuru tami ni, usaairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
usaati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
usaati-kwiin |
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Completive |
usaati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
usaati-n |
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After... |
usaati-kara |
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After... |
usaati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
usaai-busan |
usaai-busantan |
usaai-bushikoo neen, usaai-bushikoo neeran |
usaai-bushikoo neentan, usaai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaai-busaru |
usaai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
usaai-yassan |
usaai-yassantan |
usaai-yashikoo neen, usaai-yashikoo neeran |
usaai-yashikoo neentan, usaai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaai-yassaru |
usaai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
usaai-gurisan |
usaai-gurisantan |
usaai-gurikoo neen, usaai-gurikoo neeran |
usaai-gurikoo neentan, usaai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usaai-gurisaru |
usaai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
usaai-misheen, usaa-misheen |
usaai-misheentan, usaa-misheentan |
usaai-misooran, usaa-misooran |
usaai-misoorantan, usaa-misoorantan |
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ATT |
usaai-misheeru, usaa-misheeru |
usaai-misheetaru, usaa-misheetaru, usaai-misoocharu, usaa-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
usaai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
usaayu-tan, usaai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
usaayu-shi, usaai-shi |
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Concessive |
usaayu-shiga, usaai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
usaayu-kutu, usaai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
usaayu-na, usaai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
usaayu-ra usaai-ra |
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Questions |
usaayu-ga, usaai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
usaayabiyun, usaaibiyun, |
usaayabitan, usaaibitan |
usaayabiran, usaaibiran |
usaayabirantan, usaaibirantan |
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ATT |
usaayabiyuru, usaaibiyuru, |
usaayabitaru, usaaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
usaayumi, usaaimi |
usaatii |
usaarani |
usaarantii |
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：あわさる【合わさる】、がったいする【合体する】、がっしょうする【合掌する】