🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

うっちぇーいん : uccheein · utcheein | define meaning

uccheein · utcheein

Pronunciation: [ʔutt͡ɕeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To be turned over; to be flipped over
To be inside out; to be inverted; to be upside down; to be flipped
To switch sides; to betray; to double-cross
To reverse; to regress; to retrogress

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うっちぇーいん
Romanization	uccheein utcheein
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔutt͡ɕeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **uccheeyun** ~ **uccheein**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	uccheeyun, uccheein	uccheetan	uccheeran	uccheerantan
	ATT	uccheeyuru, uccheeiru	uccheetaru
Progressive	PRED	uccheetoon	uccheetootan	uccheeteewuran	uccheeteewurantan
	ATT	uccheetooru	uccheetootaru
Causative	PRED	uccheerasun	uccheerachan	uccheerasan	uccheerasantan
	ATT	uccheerasuru	uccheeracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	uccheerariyun, uccheerariin	uccheeraritan, uccheerattan	uccheerariran, uccheeraran	uccheerarirantan, uccheeraratan
	ATT	uccheerariyuru, uccheerariiru	uccheeraritaru, uccheerattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	uccheerasariyun, uccheerasariin	uccheerasaritan	uccheerasariran	uccheerasarirantan
	ATT	uccheerasariyuru, uccheerasariiru	uccheerasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	uccheeteen	uccheeteetan	uccheeteeneen	uccheeteeneentan
	ATT	uccheeteeru	uccheeteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	uccheetoochun	uccheetoochan	uccheeteeukan	uccheeteeukantan
	ATT	uccheetoochuru	uccheetoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	uccheer-
Dictionary	uccheeyun, uccheein
Attributive or Adnominal	uccheeyuru, uccheeiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	uccheeyu-, uccheei-
Adverbial	uccheei
Volitional-Presumptive	uccheera
Conjunctive	uccheeti
Representative	uccheetai
Imperative	uccheeri, uccheeree
Conditional	uccheeree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	uccheeyabiyun, uccheeyabiin, uccheeibiyun, uccheeibiin	uccheeyabitan, uccheeibitan	uccheeyabiran, uccheeibiran	uccheeyabirantan, uccheeibirantan
Polite	ATT	uccheeyabiyuru, uccheeyabiiru, uccheeibiyuru, uccheeibiiru	uccheeyabitaru, uccheeibitaru	uccheeyabiran, uccheeibiran	uccheeyabirantan, uccheeibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	uccheeyumi, uccheeimi	uccheetii	uccheerani	uccheerantii

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：うらがえる【裏返る】、うらぎる【裏切る】、あともどりする【後戻りする】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 19). うっちぇーいん : uccheein · utcheein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7731/uccheein-utcheein/.