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あちれーいん【誂いん】

achireein

Pronunciation: [ʔat͡ɕiɾeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To get something custom-made; to have something made; to order (something custom-made or tailor-made); to custom order

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あつらえる【誂える】 atsuraeru "to get something custom-made".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji誂いん
Kanaあちれーいん
Romanizationachireein
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔat͡ɕiɾeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: achireeyun ~ achireein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

achireeyun,

achireein

achireetan

achireeran

achireerantan

ATT

achireeyuru,

achireeiru

achireetaru

Progressive

PRED

achireetoon

achireetootan

achireeteewuran

achireeteewurantan

ATT

achireetooru

achireetootaru

Causative

PRED

achireerasun

achireerachan

achireerasan

achireerasantan

ATT

achireerasuru

achireeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

achireerariyun,
achireerariin

achireeraritan,
achireerattan

achireerariran,
achireeraran

achireerarirantan,
achireeraratan

ATT

achireerariyuru,
achireerariiru

achireeraritaru,
achireerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

achireerasariyun,
achireerasariin

achireerasaritan

achireerasariran

achireerasarirantan

ATT

achireerasariyuru,
achireerasariiru

achireerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

achireeteen

achireeteetan

achireeteeneen

achireeteeneentan

ATT

achireeteeru

achireeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

achireetoochun

achireetoochan

achireeteeukan

achireeteeukantan

ATT

achireetoochuru

achireetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

achireer-

Dictionary

achireeyun,

achireein

Attributive or Adnominal

achireeyuru,

achireeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

achireeyu-,

achireei-

Adverbial

achireei

Volitional-Presumptive

achireera

Conjunctive

achireeti

Representative

achireetai

Imperative

achireeri,
achireeree

Conditional

achireeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

achireeyuru haji,

achireeiru haji

So as to...

achireeyuru gutu,

achireeiru gutu

Before...

achireeyuru mee,

achireeiru mee

While...

achireeyuru qweeda, achireeyuru-qweema,

achireeiru qweeda, achireeiru-qweema

Purpose

achireeyuru tami ni,

achireeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

achireeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

achireeti-kwiin

Completive

achireeti-neen

Concessive conditional

achireeti-n

After...

achireeti-kara

After...

achireeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

achireei-busan

achireei-busantan

achireei-bushikoo neen,

achireei-bushikoo neeran

achireei-bushikoo neentan,

achireei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

achireei-busaru

achireei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

achireei-yassan

achireei-yassantan

achireei-yashikoo neen,

achireei-yashikoo neeran

achireei-yashikoo neentan,

achireei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

achireei-yassaru

achireei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

achireei-gurisan

achireei-gurisantan

achireei-gurikoo neen,

achireei-gurikoo neeran

achireei-gurikoo neentan,

achireei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

achireei-gurisaru

achireei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

achireei-misheen,

achiree-misheen

achireei-misheentan,

achiree-misheentan

achireei-misooran,

achiree-misooran

achireei-misoorantan,

achiree-misoorantan

ATT

achireei-misheeru,

achiree-misheeru

achireei-misheetaru,

achiree-misheetaru,

achireei-misoocharu,

achiree-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

achireei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

achireeyu-tan,

achireei-tan

Nominalizing

achireeyu-shi,

achireei-shi

Concessive

achireeyu-shiga,

achireei-shiga

Cause-effect

achireeyu-kutu,

achireei-kutu

Prohibitive

achireeyu-na,

achireei-na

Provisional conditional

achireeyu-ra

achireei-ra

Questions

achireeyu-ga,

achireei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

achireeyabiyun,
achireeyabiin,

achireeibiyun,
achireeibiin

achireeyabitan,

achireeibitan

achireeyabiran,

achireeibiran

achireeyabirantan,

achireeibirantan

ATT

achireeyabiyuru,
achireeyabiiru,

achireeibiyuru,
achireeibiiru

achireeyabitaru,

achireeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

achireeyumi,

achireeimi

achireetii

achireerani

achireerantii

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:あつらえる【誂える】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 2). あちれーいん【誂いん】 : achireein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8061/achireein/.