🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
すがいん : sugain | define meaning
sugain
Pronunciation: [suɡaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To dress; to dress up; to dress nicely
- To prepare; to get ready
- むぬすがいん
munu sugain
"To prepare food"
- むぬすがいん
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | すがいん |
| Romanization | sugain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [suɡaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sugayun, sugain |
sugatan |
sugaran |
sugarantan |
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ATT |
sugayuru, sugairu |
sugataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sugatoon |
sugatootan |
sugateewuran |
sugateewurantan |
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ATT |
sugatooru |
sugatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sugarasun |
sugarachan |
sugarasan |
sugarasantan |
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ATT |
sugarasuru |
sugaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sugarariyun, |
sugararitan, |
sugarariran, |
sugararirantan, |
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ATT |
sugarariyuru, |
sugararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sugarasariyun, |
sugarasaritan |
sugarasariran |
sugarasarirantan |
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ATT |
sugarasariyuru, |
sugarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sugateen |
sugateetan |
sugateeneen |
sugateeneentan |
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ATT |
sugateeru |
sugateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sugatoochun |
sugatoochan |
sugateeukan |
sugateeukantan |
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ATT |
sugatoochuru |
sugatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sugar- |
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Dictionary |
sugayun, sugain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sugayuru, sugairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sugayu-, sugai- |
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Adverbial |
sugai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sugara |
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Conjunctive |
sugati |
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Representative |
sugatai |
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Imperative |
sugari, |
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Conditional |
sugaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sugayuru haji, sugairu haji |
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So as to... |
sugayuru gutu, sugairu gutu |
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Before... |
sugayuru mee, sugairu mee |
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While... |
sugayuru qweeda, sugayuru-qweema, sugairu qweeda, sugairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
sugayuru tami ni, sugairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sugati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sugati-kwiin |
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Completive |
sugati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sugati-n |
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After... |
sugati-kara |
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After... |
sugati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sugai-busan |
sugai-busantan |
sugai-bushikoo neen, sugai-bushikoo neeran |
sugai-bushikoo neentan, sugai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sugai-busaru |
sugai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sugai-yassan |
sugai-yassantan |
sugai-yashikoo neen, sugai-yashikoo neeran |
sugai-yashikoo neentan, sugai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sugai-yassaru |
sugai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sugai-gurisan |
sugai-gurisantan |
sugai-gurikoo neen, sugai-gurikoo neeran |
sugai-gurikoo neentan, sugai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sugai-gurisaru |
sugai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sugai-misheen, suga-misheen |
sugai-misheentan, suga-misheentan |
sugai-misooran, suga-misooran |
sugai-misoorantan, suga-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sugai-misheeru, suga-misheeru |
sugai-misheetaru, suga-misheetaru, sugai-misoocharu, suga-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sugai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sugayu-tan, sugai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sugayu-shi, sugai-shi |
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Concessive |
sugayu-shiga, sugai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sugayu-kutu, sugai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sugayu-na, sugai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sugayu-ra sugai-ra |
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Questions |
sugayu-ga, sugai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sugayabiyun, sugaibiyun, |
sugayabitan, sugaibitan |
sugayabiran, sugaibiran |
sugayabirantan, sugaibirantan |
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ATT |
sugayabiyuru, sugaibiyuru, |
sugayabitaru, sugaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sugayumi, sugaimi |
sugatii |
sugarani |
sugarantii |
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.
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