🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うじーちーん【怖じちーん】 : ujiichiin | define meaning
ujiichiin
Pronunciation: [ʔud͡ʑiːt͡ɕiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be frightened; to be terrified; to be completely scared
Notes
Sources disagree on the conjugation paradigm of this verb.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 怖じちーん |
| Kana | うじーちーん |
| Romanization | ujiichiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔud͡ʑiːt͡ɕiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ujiichiyun, ujiichiin |
ujiichicchan |
ujiichiran |
ujiichirantan |
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ATT |
ujiichiyuru, ujiichiiru |
ujiichiccharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ujiichicchoon |
ujiichicchootan |
ujiichiccheewuran |
ujiichiccheewurantan |
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ATT |
ujiichicchooru |
ujiichicchootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ujiichirasun |
ujiichirachan |
ujiichirasan |
ujiichirasantan |
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ATT |
ujiichirasuru |
ujiichiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ujiichirariyun, |
ujiichiraritan, |
ujiichirariran, |
ujiichirarirantan, |
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ATT |
ujiichirariyuru, |
ujiichiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ujiichirasariyun, |
ujiichirasaritan |
ujiichirasariran |
ujiichirasarirantan |
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ATT |
ujiichirasariyuru, |
ujiichirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ujiichiccheen |
ujiichiccheetan |
ujiichiccheeneen |
ujiichiccheeneentan |
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ATT |
ujiichiccheeru |
ujiichiccheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ujiichicchoochun |
ujiichicchoochan |
ujiichiccheeukan |
ujiichiccheeukantan |
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ATT |
ujiichicchoochuru |
ujiichicchoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ujiichir- |
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Dictionary |
ujiichiyun, ujiichiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ujiichiyuru, ujiichiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ujiichiyu-, ujiichii- |
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Adverbial |
ujiichii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ujiichira |
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Conjunctive |
ujiichicchi |
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Representative |
ujiichicchai |
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Imperative |
ujiichiri, |
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Conditional |
ujiichiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ujiichiyuru haji, ujiichiiru haji |
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So as to... |
ujiichiyuru gutu, ujiichiiru gutu |
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Before... |
ujiichiyuru mee, ujiichiiru mee |
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While... |
ujiichiyuru qweeda, ujiichiyuru-qweema, ujiichiiru qweeda, ujiichiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ujiichiyuru tami ni, ujiichiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ujiichicchi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ujiichicchi-kwiin |
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Completive |
ujiichicchi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ujiichicchi-n |
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After... |
ujiichicchi-kara |
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After... |
ujiichicchi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ujiichii-busan |
ujiichii-busantan |
ujiichii-bushikoo neen, ujiichii-bushikoo neeran |
ujiichii-bushikoo neentan, ujiichii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujiichii-busaru |
ujiichii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ujiichii-yassan |
ujiichii-yassantan |
ujiichii-yashikoo neen, ujiichii-yashikoo neeran |
ujiichii-yashikoo neentan, ujiichii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujiichii-yassaru |
ujiichii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ujiichii-gurisan |
ujiichii-gurisantan |
ujiichii-gurikoo neen, ujiichii-gurikoo neeran |
ujiichii-gurikoo neentan, ujiichii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ujiichii-gurisaru |
ujiichii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ujiichii-misheen |
ujiichii-misheentan |
ujiichii-misooran |
ujiichii-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ujiichii-misheeru |
ujiichii-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ujiichii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ujiichiyu-tan, ujiichii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ujiichiyu-shi, ujiichii-shi |
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Concessive |
ujiichiyu-shiga, ujiichii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ujiichiyu-kutu, ujiichii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ujiichiyu-na, ujiichii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ujiichiyu-ra ujiichii-ra |
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Questions |
ujiichiyu-ga, ujiichii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ujiichiyabiyun, ujiichiibiyun, |
ujiichiyabitan, ujiichiibitan |
ujiichiyabiran, ujiichiibiran |
ujiichiyabirantan, ujiichiibirantan |
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ATT |
ujiichiyabiyuru, ujiichiibiyuru, |
ujiichiyabitaru, ujiichiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ujiichiyumi, ujiichiimi |
ujiichicchii |
ujiichirani |
ujiichirantii |
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：おじける【怖じける】、すっかりおじけづく【すっかり怖気づく・すっかり怖じ気づく】