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ぬぶいん【上いん・登いん・昇いん・陞いん】 : nubuin | define meaning

nubuin

Pronunciation: [nubuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To go up; to ascend; to climb
1. きーんかいぬぶいん【木んかい上いん】
  kii nkai nubuin
  "to climb a tree"
To head towards an urban center (e.g. the capital)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese のぼる【上る・登る・昇る・陞る】 noboru "to go up".

Historical attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "To, to, up a hill. Noóbooyoong (lit. to climb)", "Climb, to, a pine-tree. Mátsee kee noóbooyoong", "[...] noóboorang, the negative of noóbooyoong, to climb or ascend", "Coming up from below. Nooboóteecoo", "Come up here. Nooboótee coo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	上いん登いん昇いん陞いん
Kana	ぬぶいん
Romanization	nubuin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[nubuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **nubuyun** ~ **nubuin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	nubuyun, nubuin	nubutan	nuburan	nuburantan
	ATT	nubuyuru, nubuiru	nubutaru
Progressive	PRED	nubutoon	nubutootan	nubuteewuran	nubuteewurantan
	ATT	nubutooru	nubutootaru
Causative	PRED	nuburasun	nuburachan	nuburasan	nuburasantan
	ATT	nuburasuru	nuburacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	nuburariyun, nuburariin	nuburaritan, nuburattan	nuburariran, nuburaran	nuburarirantan, nuburaratan
	ATT	nuburariyuru, nuburariiru	nuburaritaru, nuburattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	nuburasariyun, nuburasariin	nuburasaritan	nuburasariran	nuburasarirantan
	ATT	nuburasariyuru, nuburasariiru	nuburasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	nubuteen	nubuteetan	nubuteeneen	nubuteeneentan
	ATT	nubuteeru	nubuteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	nubutoochun	nubutoochan	nubuteeukan	nubuteeukantan
	ATT	nubutoochuru	nubutoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	nubur-
Dictionary	nubuyun, nubuin
Attributive or Adnominal	nubuyuru, nubuiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	nubuyu-, nubui-
Adverbial	nubui
Volitional-Presumptive	nubura
Conjunctive	nubuti
Representative	nubutai
Imperative	nuburi, nuburee
Conditional	nuburee

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	nubuyabiyun, nubuyabiin, nubuibiyun, nubuibiin	nubuyabitan, nubuibitan	nubuyabiran, nubuibiran	nubuyabirantan, nubuibirantan
Polite	ATT	nubuyabiyuru, nubuyabiiru, nubuibiyuru, nubuibiiru	nubuyabitaru, nubuibitaru	nubuyabiran, nubuibiran	nubuyabirantan, nubuibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	nubuyumi, nubuimi	nubutii	nuburani	nuburantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 30). ぬぶいん【上いん・登いん・昇いん・陞いん】 : nubuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7975/nubuin/.