🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃーん【減ん】 : fiin | define meaning
fiin
Pronunciation: [ɸiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To decrease; to reduce
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese へる【減る】 heru "to reduce".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 減ん |
| Kana | ふぃーん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲ーん |
| Romanization | fiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
fiyun, fiin |
fitan |
firan |
firantan |
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ATT |
fiyuru, fiiru |
fitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
fitoon |
fitootan |
fiteewuran |
fiteewurantan |
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ATT |
fitooru |
fitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
firasun |
firachan |
firasan |
firasantan |
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ATT |
firasuru |
firacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
firariyun, |
firaritan, |
firariran, |
firarirantan, |
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ATT |
firariyuru, |
firaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
firasariyun, |
firasaritan |
firasariran |
firasarirantan |
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ATT |
firasariyuru, |
firasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
fiteen |
fiteetan |
fiteeneen |
fiteeneentan |
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ATT |
fiteeru |
fiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
fitoochun |
fitoochan |
fiteeukan |
fiteeukantan |
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ATT |
fitoochuru |
fitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
fir- |
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Dictionary |
fiyun, fiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
fiyuru, fiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
fiyu-, fii- |
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Adverbial |
fii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
fira |
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Conjunctive |
fiti |
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Representative |
fitai |
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Imperative |
firi, |
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Conditional |
firee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
fiyuru haji, fiiru haji |
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So as to... |
fiyuru gutu, fiiru gutu |
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Before... |
fiyuru mee, fiiru mee |
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While... |
fiyuru qweeda, fiyuru-qweema, fiiru qweeda, fiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
fiyuru tami ni, fiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
fiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
fiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
fiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
fiti-n |
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After... |
fiti-kara |
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After... |
fiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
fii-busan |
fii-busantan |
fii-bushikoo neen, fii-bushikoo neeran |
fii-bushikoo neentan, fii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fii-busaru |
fii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
fii-yassan |
fii-yassantan |
fii-yashikoo neen, fii-yashikoo neeran |
fii-yashikoo neentan, fii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fii-yassaru |
fii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
fii-gurisan |
fii-gurisantan |
fii-gurikoo neen, fii-gurikoo neeran |
fii-gurikoo neentan, fii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
fii-gurisaru |
fii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
fii-misheen, fi-misheen |
fii-misheentan, fi-misheentan |
fii-misooran, fi-misooran |
fii-misoorantan, fi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
fii-misheeru, fi-misheeru |
fii-misheetaru, fi-misheetaru, fii-misoocharu, fi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
fii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
fiyu-tan, fii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
fiyu-shi, fii-shi |
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Concessive |
fiyu-shiga, fii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
fiyu-kutu, fii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
fiyu-na, fii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
fiyu-ra fii-ra |
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Questions |
fiyu-ga, fii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
fiyabiyun, fiibiyun, |
fiyabitan, fiibitan |
fiyabiran, fiibiran |
fiyabirantan, fiibirantan |
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ATT |
fiyabiyuru, fiibiyuru, |
fiyabitaru, fiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
fiyumi, fiimi |
fitii |
firani |
firantii |
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：へる【減る】