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しにぬくいん【死に残いん・死残いん】

shininukuin

Pronunciation: [ɕininukuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To survive

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese しにのこる【死に残る】 shininokoru "to survive (while others around perish)".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji死に残いん
死残いん
Kanaしにぬくいん
Romanizationshininukuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕininukuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: shininukuyun ~ shininukuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shininukuyun,

shininukuin

shininukutan

shininukuran

shininukurantan

ATT

shininukuyuru,

shininukuiru

shininukutaru

Progressive

PRED

shininukutoon

shininukutootan

shininukuteewuran

shininukuteewurantan

ATT

shininukutooru

shininukutootaru

Causative

PRED

shininukurasun

shininukurachan

shininukurasan

shininukurasantan

ATT

shininukurasuru

shininukuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shininukurariyun,
shininukurariin

shininukuraritan,
shininukurattan

shininukurariran,
shininukuraran

shininukurarirantan,
shininukuraratan

ATT

shininukurariyuru,
shininukurariiru

shininukuraritaru,
shininukurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shininukurasariyun,
shininukurasariin

shininukurasaritan

shininukurasariran

shininukurasarirantan

ATT

shininukurasariyuru,
shininukurasariiru

shininukurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shininukuteen

shininukuteetan

shininukuteeneen

shininukuteeneentan

ATT

shininukuteeru

shininukuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shininukutoochun

shininukutoochan

shininukuteeukan

shininukuteeukantan

ATT

shininukutoochuru

shininukutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shininukur-

Dictionary

shininukuyun,

shininukuin

Attributive or Adnominal

shininukuyuru,

shininukuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shininukuyu-,

shininukui-

Adverbial

shininukui

Volitional-Presumptive

shininukura

Conjunctive

shininukuti

Representative

shininukutai

Imperative

shininukuri,
shininukuree

Conditional

shininukuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shininukuyuru haji,

shininukuiru haji

So as to...

shininukuyuru gutu,

shininukuiru gutu

Before...

shininukuyuru mee,

shininukuiru mee

While...

shininukuyuru qweeda, shininukuyuru-qweema,

shininukuiru qweeda, shininukuiru-qweema

Purpose

shininukuyuru tami ni,

shininukuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shininukuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shininukuti-kwiin

Completive

shininukuti-neen

Concessive conditional

shininukuti-n

After...

shininukuti-kara

After...

shininukuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shininukui-busan

shininukui-busantan

shininukui-bushikoo neen,

shininukui-bushikoo neeran

shininukui-bushikoo neentan,

shininukui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shininukui-busaru

shininukui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shininukui-yassan

shininukui-yassantan

shininukui-yashikoo neen,

shininukui-yashikoo neeran

shininukui-yashikoo neentan,

shininukui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shininukui-yassaru

shininukui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shininukui-gurisan

shininukui-gurisantan

shininukui-gurikoo neen,

shininukui-gurikoo neeran

shininukui-gurikoo neentan,

shininukui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shininukui-gurisaru

shininukui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shininukui-misheen,

shininuku-misheen

shininukui-misheentan,

shininuku-misheentan

shininukui-misooran,

shininuku-misooran

shininukui-misoorantan,

shininuku-misoorantan

ATT

shininukui-misheeru,

shininuku-misheeru

shininukui-misheetaru,

shininuku-misheetaru,

shininukui-misoocharu,

shininuku-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shininukui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shininukuyu-tan,

shininukui-tan

Nominalizing

shininukuyu-shi,

shininukui-shi

Concessive

shininukuyu-shiga,

shininukui-shiga

Cause-effect

shininukuyu-kutu,

shininukui-kutu

Prohibitive

shininukuyu-na,

shininukui-na

Provisional conditional

shininukuyu-ra

shininukui-ra

Questions

shininukuyu-ga,

shininukui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shininukuyabiyun,
shininukuyabiin,

shininukuibiyun,
shininukuibiin

shininukuyabitan,

shininukuibitan

shininukuyabiran,

shininukuibiran

shininukuyabirantan,

shininukuibirantan

ATT

shininukuyabiyuru,
shininukuyabiiru,

shininukuibiyuru,
shininukuibiiru

shininukuyabitaru,

shininukuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shininukuyumi,

shininukuimi

shininukutii

shininukurani

shininukurantii

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:いきのこる【生き残る】

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死に残いん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 18). しにぬくいん【死に残いん・死残いん】 : shininukuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7850/shininukuin/.