🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くゎっくぃーん・くぁっくぃーん : kwakkwiin | define meaning
kwakkwiin
Pronunciation: [kʷakkʷiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To hide
- To take shelter; to take cover
- To shelter; to hide; to conceal
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かくれる【隠れる・匿れる】 kakureru "to hide; to shelter".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | くゎっくぃーん くぁっくぃーん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩っ惘ーん |
| Romanization | kwakkwiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷakkʷiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kwakkwiyun, kwakkwiin |
kwakkwitan |
kwakkwiran |
kwakkwirantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwiyuru, kwakkwiiru |
kwakkwitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kwakkwitoon |
kwakkwitootan |
kwakkwiteewuran |
kwakkwiteewurantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwitooru |
kwakkwitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kwakkwirasun |
kwakkwirachan |
kwakkwirasan |
kwakkwirasantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwirasuru |
kwakkwiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kwakkwirariyun, |
kwakkwiraritan, |
kwakkwirariran, |
kwakkwirarirantan, |
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ATT |
kwakkwirariyuru, |
kwakkwiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kwakkwirasariyun, |
kwakkwirasaritan |
kwakkwirasariran |
kwakkwirasarirantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwirasariyuru, |
kwakkwirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kwakkwiteen |
kwakkwiteetan |
kwakkwiteeneen |
kwakkwiteeneentan |
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ATT |
kwakkwiteeru |
kwakkwiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kwakkwitoochun |
kwakkwitoochan |
kwakkwiteeukan |
kwakkwiteeukantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwitoochuru |
kwakkwitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kwakkwir- |
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Dictionary |
kwakkwiyun, kwakkwiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kwakkwiyuru, kwakkwiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kwakkwiyu-, kwakkwii- |
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Adverbial |
kwakkwii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kwakkwira |
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Conjunctive |
kwakkwiti |
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Representative |
kwakkwitai |
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Imperative |
kwakkwiri, |
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Conditional |
kwakkwiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kwakkwiyuru haji, kwakkwiiru haji |
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So as to... |
kwakkwiyuru gutu, kwakkwiiru gutu |
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Before... |
kwakkwiyuru mee, kwakkwiiru mee |
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While... |
kwakkwiyuru qweeda, kwakkwiyuru-qweema, kwakkwiiru qweeda, kwakkwiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kwakkwiyuru tami ni, kwakkwiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kwakkwiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kwakkwiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
kwakkwiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kwakkwiti-n |
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After... |
kwakkwiti-kara |
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After... |
kwakkwiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kwakkwii-busan |
kwakkwii-busantan |
kwakkwii-bushikoo neen, kwakkwii-bushikoo neeran |
kwakkwii-bushikoo neentan, kwakkwii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwii-busaru |
kwakkwii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kwakkwii-yassan |
kwakkwii-yassantan |
kwakkwii-yashikoo neen, kwakkwii-yashikoo neeran |
kwakkwii-yashikoo neentan, kwakkwii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwii-yassaru |
kwakkwii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kwakkwii-gurisan |
kwakkwii-gurisantan |
kwakkwii-gurikoo neen, kwakkwii-gurikoo neeran |
kwakkwii-gurikoo neentan, kwakkwii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwii-gurisaru |
kwakkwii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kwakkwii-misheen, kwakkwi-misheen |
kwakkwii-misheentan, kwakkwi-misheentan |
kwakkwii-misooran, kwakkwi-misooran |
kwakkwii-misoorantan, kwakkwi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwii-misheeru, kwakkwi-misheeru |
kwakkwii-misheetaru, kwakkwi-misheetaru, kwakkwii-misoocharu, kwakkwi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kwakkwii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kwakkwiyu-tan, kwakkwii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kwakkwiyu-shi, kwakkwii-shi |
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Concessive |
kwakkwiyu-shiga, kwakkwii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kwakkwiyu-kutu, kwakkwii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kwakkwiyu-na, kwakkwii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kwakkwiyu-ra kwakkwii-ra |
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Questions |
kwakkwiyu-ga, kwakkwii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kwakkwiyabiyun, kwakkwiibiyun, |
kwakkwiyabitan, kwakkwiibitan |
kwakkwiyabiran, kwakkwiibiran |
kwakkwiyabirantan, kwakkwiibirantan |
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ATT |
kwakkwiyabiyuru, kwakkwiibiyuru, |
kwakkwiyabitaru, kwakkwiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kwakkwiyumi, kwakkwiimi |
kwakkwitii |
kwakkwirani |
kwakkwirantii |
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：かくれる【隠れる・匿れる】、かくまう【匿う】