🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くばいん【配いん・賦いん】 : kubain | define meaning
kubain
Pronunciation: [kubaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To distribute
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くばる【配る・賦る】 kubaru "to distribute".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 配いん 賦いん |
| Kana | くばいん |
| Romanization | kubain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kubaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kubayun, kubain |
kubatan |
kubaran |
kubarantan |
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ATT |
kubayuru, kubairu |
kubataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kubatoon |
kubatootan |
kubateewuran |
kubateewurantan |
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ATT |
kubatooru |
kubatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kubarasun |
kubarachan |
kubarasan |
kubarasantan |
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ATT |
kubarasuru |
kubaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kubarariyun, |
kubararitan, |
kubarariran, |
kubararirantan, |
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ATT |
kubarariyuru, |
kubararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kubarasariyun, |
kubarasaritan |
kubarasariran |
kubarasarirantan |
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ATT |
kubarasariyuru, |
kubarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kubateen |
kubateetan |
kubateeneen |
kubateeneentan |
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ATT |
kubateeru |
kubateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kubatoochun |
kubatoochan |
kubateeukan |
kubateeukantan |
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ATT |
kubatoochuru |
kubatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kubar- |
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Dictionary |
kubayun, kubain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kubayuru, kubairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kubayu-, kubai- |
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Adverbial |
kubai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kubara |
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Conjunctive |
kubati |
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Representative |
kubatai |
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Imperative |
kubari, |
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Conditional |
kubaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kubayuru haji, kubairu haji |
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So as to... |
kubayuru gutu, kubairu gutu |
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Before... |
kubayuru mee, kubairu mee |
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While... |
kubayuru qweeda, kubayuru-qweema, kubairu qweeda, kubairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
kubayuru tami ni, kubairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kubati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kubati-kwiin |
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Completive |
kubati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kubati-n |
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After... |
kubati-kara |
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After... |
kubati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kubai-busan |
kubai-busantan |
kubai-bushikoo neen, kubai-bushikoo neeran |
kubai-bushikoo neentan, kubai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kubai-busaru |
kubai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kubai-yassan |
kubai-yassantan |
kubai-yashikoo neen, kubai-yashikoo neeran |
kubai-yashikoo neentan, kubai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kubai-yassaru |
kubai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kubai-gurisan |
kubai-gurisantan |
kubai-gurikoo neen, kubai-gurikoo neeran |
kubai-gurikoo neentan, kubai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kubai-gurisaru |
kubai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kubai-misheen, kuba-misheen |
kubai-misheentan, kuba-misheentan |
kubai-misooran, kuba-misooran |
kubai-misoorantan, kuba-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kubai-misheeru, kuba-misheeru |
kubai-misheetaru, kuba-misheetaru, kubai-misoocharu, kuba-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kubai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kubayu-tan, kubai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kubayu-shi, kubai-shi |
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Concessive |
kubayu-shiga, kubai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kubayu-kutu, kubai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kubayu-na, kubai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kubayu-ra kubai-ra |
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Questions |
kubayu-ga, kubai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kubayabiyun, kubaibiyun, |
kubayabitan, kubaibitan |
kubayabiran, kubaibiran |
kubayabirantan, kubaibirantan |
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ATT |
kubayabiyuru, kubaibiyuru, |
kubayabitaru, kubaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kubayumi, kubaimi |
kubatii |
kubarani |
kubarantii |
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：くばる【配る・賦る】