🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
をぅーいん【折いん】 : wuuin | define meaning
wuuin
Pronunciation: [(ʷ)uːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To break; to snap
- To fracture; to break (an arm)
- To fold
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おる【折る】 oru "to break".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Break, to, a stick. Oóyoong", "Broke. Oótee, or Chírreetee", and "The horse fell down, and the tayin broke his finger. Ma táwrittee táyin noo eébee oótee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 折いん |
| Kana | をぅーいん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 歹ーいん |
| Romanization | wuuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(ʷ)uːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wuuyun, wuuin |
wuutan |
wuuran |
wuurantan |
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ATT |
wuuyuru, wuuiru |
wuutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
wuutoon |
wuutootan |
wuuteewuran |
wuuteewurantan |
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ATT |
wuutooru |
wuutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
wuurasun |
wuurachan |
wuurasan |
wuurasantan |
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ATT |
wuurasuru |
wuuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
wuurariyun, |
wuuraritan, |
wuurariran, |
wuurarirantan, |
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ATT |
wuurariyuru, |
wuuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
wuurasariyun, |
wuurasaritan |
wuurasariran |
wuurasarirantan |
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ATT |
wuurasariyuru, |
wuurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wuuteen |
wuuteetan |
wuuteeneen |
wuuteeneentan |
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ATT |
wuuteeru |
wuuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
wuutoochun |
wuutoochan |
wuuteeukan |
wuuteeukantan |
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ATT |
wuutoochuru |
wuutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wuur- |
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Dictionary |
wuuyun, wuuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wuuyuru, wuuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wuuyu-, wuui- |
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Adverbial |
wuui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
wuura |
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Conjunctive |
wuuti |
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Representative |
wuutai |
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Imperative |
wuuri, |
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Conditional |
wuuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
wuuyuru haji, wuuiru haji |
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So as to... |
wuuyuru gutu, wuuiru gutu |
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Before... |
wuuyuru mee, wuuiru mee |
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While... |
wuuyuru qweeda, wuuyuru-qweema, wuuiru qweeda, wuuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
wuuyuru tami ni, wuuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
wuuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
wuuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
wuuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
wuuti-n |
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After... |
wuuti-kara |
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After... |
wuuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
wuui-busan |
wuui-busantan |
wuui-bushikoo neen, wuui-bushikoo neeran |
wuui-bushikoo neentan, wuui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wuui-busaru |
wuui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
wuui-yassan |
wuui-yassantan |
wuui-yashikoo neen, wuui-yashikoo neeran |
wuui-yashikoo neentan, wuui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wuui-yassaru |
wuui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
wuui-gurisan |
wuui-gurisantan |
wuui-gurikoo neen, wuui-gurikoo neeran |
wuui-gurikoo neentan, wuui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wuui-gurisaru |
wuui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
wuui-misheen, wuu-misheen |
wuui-misheentan, wuu-misheentan |
wuui-misooran, wuu-misooran |
wuui-misoorantan, wuu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
wuui-misheeru, wuu-misheeru |
wuui-misheetaru, wuu-misheetaru, wuui-misoocharu, wuu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
wuui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
wuuyu-tan, wuui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
wuuyu-shi, wuui-shi |
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Concessive |
wuuyu-shiga, wuui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wuuyu-kutu, wuui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
wuuyu-na, wuui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
wuuyu-ra wuui-ra |
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Questions |
wuuyu-ga, wuui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wuuyabiyun, wuuibiyun, |
wuuyabitan, wuuibitan |
wuuyabiran, wuuibiran |
wuuyabirantan, wuuibirantan |
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ATT |
wuuyabiyuru, wuuibiyuru, |
wuuyabitaru, wuuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wuuyumi, wuuimi |
wuutii |
wuurani |
wuurantii |
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：おる【折る】