🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あぎーん【上ぎーん・挙ぎーん・揚ぎーん】 : agiin | define meaning
agiin
Pronunciation: [ʔaɡiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To raise; to raise up; to lift up
- To fly (a kite); to set off (fireworks); to launch; to fire off
- To raise (one's voice)
- To fry in oil; to deep-fry
- To present; to offer; to give
- To vomit; to throw up; to spew; to hurl; to puke
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あげる【上げる・挙げる・揚げる】 ageru "to raise".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 上ぎーん 挙ぎーん 揚ぎーん |
| Kana | あぎーん |
| Romanization | agiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaɡiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
agiyun, agiin |
agitan |
agiran |
agirantan |
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ATT |
agiyuru, agiiru |
agitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
agitoon |
agitootan |
agiteewuran |
agiteewurantan |
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ATT |
agitooru |
agitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
agirasun |
agirachan |
agirasan |
agirasantan |
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ATT |
agirasuru |
agiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
agirariyun, |
agiraritan, |
agirariran, |
agirarirantan, |
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ATT |
agirariyuru, |
agiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
agirasariyun, |
agirasaritan |
agirasariran |
agirasarirantan |
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ATT |
agirasariyuru, |
agirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
agiteen |
agiteetan |
agiteeneen |
agiteeneentan |
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ATT |
agiteeru |
agiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
agitoochun |
agitoochan |
agiteeukan |
agiteeukantan |
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ATT |
agitoochuru |
agitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
agir- |
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Dictionary |
agiyun, agiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
agiyuru, agiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
agiyu-, agii- |
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Adverbial |
agii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
agira |
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Conjunctive |
agiti |
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Representative |
agitai |
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Imperative |
agiri, |
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Conditional |
agiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
agiyuru haji, agiiru haji |
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So as to... |
agiyuru gutu, agiiru gutu |
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Before... |
agiyuru mee, agiiru mee |
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While... |
agiyuru qweeda, agiyuru-qweema, agiiru qweeda, agiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
agiyuru tami ni, agiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
agiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
agiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
agiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
agiti-n |
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After... |
agiti-kara |
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After... |
agiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
agii-busan |
agii-busantan |
agii-bushikoo neen, agii-bushikoo neeran |
agii-bushikoo neentan, agii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
agii-busaru |
agii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
agii-yassan |
agii-yassantan |
agii-yashikoo neen, agii-yashikoo neeran |
agii-yashikoo neentan, agii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
agii-yassaru |
agii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
agii-gurisan |
agii-gurisantan |
agii-gurikoo neen, agii-gurikoo neeran |
agii-gurikoo neentan, agii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
agii-gurisaru |
agii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
agii-misheen, agi-misheen |
agii-misheentan, agi-misheentan |
agii-misooran, agi-misooran |
agii-misoorantan, agi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
agii-misheeru, agi-misheeru |
agii-misheetaru, agi-misheetaru, agii-misoocharu, agi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
agii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
agiyu-tan, agii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
agiyu-shi, agii-shi |
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Concessive |
agiyu-shiga, agii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
agiyu-kutu, agii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
agiyu-na, agii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
agiyu-ra agii-ra |
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Questions |
agiyu-ga, agii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
agiyabiyun, agiibiyun, |
agiyabitan, agiibitan |
agiyabiran, agiibiran |
agiyabirantan, agiibirantan |
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ATT |
agiyabiyuru, agiibiyuru, |
agiyabitaru, agiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
agiyumi, agiimi |
agitii |
agirani |
agirantii |
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：あげる【上げる・挙げる・揚げる】