🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
わびーん【侘びーん・詫びーん】 : wabiin | define meaning
wabiin
Pronunciation: [wabiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To apologize; to ask for forgiveness
- To complain; to whine; to grumble
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese わびる【詫びる・詫る】 wabiru "to apologize".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「わべる（ワビル）」何にても思事のたらすして悔事を云 帚木に俄にとわぶると人もきゝ入すと有 侘ノ字也".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 侘びーん 詫びーん |
| Kana | わびーん |
| Romanization | wabiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [wabiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wabiyun, wabiin |
wabitan |
wabiran |
wabirantan |
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ATT |
wabiyuru, wabiiru |
wabitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
wabitoon |
wabitootan |
wabiteewuran |
wabiteewurantan |
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ATT |
wabitooru |
wabitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
wabirasun |
wabirachan |
wabirasan |
wabirasantan |
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ATT |
wabirasuru |
wabiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
wabirariyun, |
wabiraritan, |
wabirariran, |
wabirarirantan, |
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ATT |
wabirariyuru, |
wabiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
wabirasariyun, |
wabirasaritan |
wabirasariran |
wabirasarirantan |
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ATT |
wabirasariyuru, |
wabirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wabiteen |
wabiteetan |
wabiteeneen |
wabiteeneentan |
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ATT |
wabiteeru |
wabiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
wabitoochun |
wabitoochan |
wabiteeukan |
wabiteeukantan |
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ATT |
wabitoochuru |
wabitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wabir- |
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Dictionary |
wabiyun, wabiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wabiyuru, wabiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wabiyu-, wabii- |
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Adverbial |
wabii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
wabira |
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Conjunctive |
wabiti |
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Representative |
wabitai |
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Imperative |
wabiri, |
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Conditional |
wabiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
wabiyuru haji, wabiiru haji |
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So as to... |
wabiyuru gutu, wabiiru gutu |
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Before... |
wabiyuru mee, wabiiru mee |
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While... |
wabiyuru qweeda, wabiyuru-qweema, wabiiru qweeda, wabiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
wabiyuru tami ni, wabiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
wabiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
wabiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
wabiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
wabiti-n |
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After... |
wabiti-kara |
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After... |
wabiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
wabii-busan |
wabii-busantan |
wabii-bushikoo neen, wabii-bushikoo neeran |
wabii-bushikoo neentan, wabii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wabii-busaru |
wabii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
wabii-yassan |
wabii-yassantan |
wabii-yashikoo neen, wabii-yashikoo neeran |
wabii-yashikoo neentan, wabii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wabii-yassaru |
wabii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
wabii-gurisan |
wabii-gurisantan |
wabii-gurikoo neen, wabii-gurikoo neeran |
wabii-gurikoo neentan, wabii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wabii-gurisaru |
wabii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
wabii-misheen, wabi-misheen |
wabii-misheentan, wabi-misheentan |
wabii-misooran, wabi-misooran |
wabii-misoorantan, wabi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
wabii-misheeru, wabi-misheeru |
wabii-misheetaru, wabi-misheetaru, wabii-misoocharu, wabi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
wabii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
wabiyu-tan, wabii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
wabiyu-shi, wabii-shi |
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Concessive |
wabiyu-shiga, wabii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wabiyu-kutu, wabii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
wabiyu-na, wabii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
wabiyu-ra wabii-ra |
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Questions |
wabiyu-ga, wabii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wabiyabiyun, wabiibiyun, |
wabiyabitan, wabiibitan |
wabiyabiran, wabiibiran |
wabiyabirantan, wabiibirantan |
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ATT |
wabiyabiyuru, wabiibiyuru, |
wabiyabitaru, wabiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wabiyumi, wabiimi |
wabitii |
wabirani |
wabirantii |
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：わびる【詫びる・詫る】、あやまる【謝る】、くじょうをいう【苦情を言う】、ふへいをならす【不平を鳴らす】、ふそくをいう【不足を言う】