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わりーん【割りーん・破りーん】

wariin

Pronunciation: [waɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To break (into pieces); to break apart; to smash
  2. To crack; to split
  3. To separate

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese われる【割れる・破れる】 wareru "to split and 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 tea-cup. Wy'oong".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji割りーん
破りーん
Kanaわりーん
Romanizationwariin
Pronunciation (IPA)[waɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: wariyun ~ wariin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

wariyun,

wariin

waritan

wariran

warirantan

ATT

wariyuru,

wariiru

waritaru

Progressive

PRED

waritoon

waritootan

wariteewuran

wariteewurantan

ATT

waritooru

waritootaru

Causative

PRED

warirasun

warirachan

warirasan

warirasantan

ATT

warirasuru

wariracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

warirariyun,
warirariin

wariraritan,
warirattan

warirariran,
wariraran

warirarirantan,
wariraratan

ATT

warirariyuru,
warirariiru

wariraritaru,
warirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

warirasariyun,
warirasariin

warirasaritan

warirasariran

warirasarirantan

ATT

warirasariyuru,
warirasariiru

warirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

wariteen

wariteetan

wariteeneen

wariteeneentan

ATT

wariteeru

wariteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

waritoochun

waritoochan

wariteeukan

wariteeukantan

ATT

waritoochuru

waritoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

warir-

Dictionary

wariyun,

wariin

Attributive or Adnominal

wariyuru,

wariiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

wariyu-,

warii-

Adverbial

warii

Volitional-Presumptive

warira

Conjunctive

wariti

Representative

waritai

Imperative

wariri,
wariree

Conditional

wariree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

wariyuru haji,

wariiru haji

So as to...

wariyuru gutu,

wariiru gutu

Before...

wariyuru mee,

wariiru mee

While...

wariyuru qweeda, wariyuru-qweema,

wariiru qweeda, wariiru-qweema

Purpose

wariyuru tami ni,

wariiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

wariti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

wariti-kwiin

Completive

wariti-neen

Concessive conditional

wariti-n

After...

wariti-kara

After...

wariti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

warii-busan

warii-busantan

warii-bushikoo neen,

warii-bushikoo neeran

warii-bushikoo neentan,

warii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

warii-busaru

warii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

warii-yassan

warii-yassantan

warii-yashikoo neen,

warii-yashikoo neeran

warii-yashikoo neentan,

warii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

warii-yassaru

warii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

warii-gurisan

warii-gurisantan

warii-gurikoo neen,

warii-gurikoo neeran

warii-gurikoo neentan,

warii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

warii-gurisaru

warii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

warii-misheen,

wari-misheen

warii-misheentan,

wari-misheentan

warii-misooran,

wari-misooran

warii-misoorantan,

wari-misoorantan

ATT

warii-misheeru,

wari-misheeru

warii-misheetaru,

wari-misheetaru,

warii-misoocharu,

wari-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

warii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

wariyu-tan,

warii-tan

Nominalizing

wariyu-shi,

warii-shi

Concessive

wariyu-shiga,

warii-shiga

Cause-effect

wariyu-kutu,

warii-kutu

Prohibitive

wariyu-na,

warii-na

Provisional conditional

wariyu-ra

warii-ra

Questions

wariyu-ga,

warii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

wariyabiyun,
wariyabiin,

wariibiyun,
wariibiin

wariyabitan,

wariibitan

wariyabiran,

wariibiran

wariyabirantan,

wariibirantan

ATT

wariyabiyuru,
wariyabiiru,

wariibiyuru,
wariibiiru

wariyabitaru,

wariibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

wariyumi,

wariimi

waritii

warirani

warirantii

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:われる【割れる・破れる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 24). わりーん【割りーん・破りーん】 : wariin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7973/wariin/.