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うてぃけーいん

utikeein

Pronunciation: [ʔutikeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To return (to normal); to go back
  2. To revert; to regress; to retrogress; to turn back (into)

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaうてぃけーいん
New Okinawa Mojiう廒けーいん
Romanizationutikeein
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔutikeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: utikeeyun ~ utikeein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

utikeeyun,

utikeein

utikeetan

utikeeran

utikeerantan

ATT

utikeeyuru,

utikeeiru

utikeetaru

Progressive

PRED

utikeetoon

utikeetootan

utikeeteewuran

utikeeteewurantan

ATT

utikeetooru

utikeetootaru

Causative

PRED

utikeerasun

utikeerachan

utikeerasan

utikeerasantan

ATT

utikeerasuru

utikeeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

utikeerariyun,
utikeerariin

utikeeraritan,
utikeerattan

utikeerariran,
utikeeraran

utikeerarirantan,
utikeeraratan

ATT

utikeerariyuru,
utikeerariiru

utikeeraritaru,
utikeerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

utikeerasariyun,
utikeerasariin

utikeerasaritan

utikeerasariran

utikeerasarirantan

ATT

utikeerasariyuru,
utikeerasariiru

utikeerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

utikeeteen

utikeeteetan

utikeeteeneen

utikeeteeneentan

ATT

utikeeteeru

utikeeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

utikeetoochun

utikeetoochan

utikeeteeukan

utikeeteeukantan

ATT

utikeetoochuru

utikeetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

utikeer-

Dictionary

utikeeyun,

utikeein

Attributive or Adnominal

utikeeyuru,

utikeeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

utikeeyu-,

utikeei-

Adverbial

utikeei

Volitional-Presumptive

utikeera

Conjunctive

utikeeti

Representative

utikeetai

Imperative

utikeeri,
utikeeree

Conditional

utikeeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

utikeeyuru haji,

utikeeiru haji

So as to...

utikeeyuru gutu,

utikeeiru gutu

Before...

utikeeyuru mee,

utikeeiru mee

While...

utikeeyuru qweeda, utikeeyuru-qweema,

utikeeiru qweeda, utikeeiru-qweema

Purpose

utikeeyuru tami ni,

utikeeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

utikeeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

utikeeti-kwiin

Completive

utikeeti-neen

Concessive conditional

utikeeti-n

After...

utikeeti-kara

After...

utikeeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

utikeei-busan

utikeei-busantan

utikeei-bushikoo neen,

utikeei-bushikoo neeran

utikeei-bushikoo neentan,

utikeei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

utikeei-busaru

utikeei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

utikeei-yassan

utikeei-yassantan

utikeei-yashikoo neen,

utikeei-yashikoo neeran

utikeei-yashikoo neentan,

utikeei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

utikeei-yassaru

utikeei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

utikeei-gurisan

utikeei-gurisantan

utikeei-gurikoo neen,

utikeei-gurikoo neeran

utikeei-gurikoo neentan,

utikeei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

utikeei-gurisaru

utikeei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

utikeei-misheen,

utikee-misheen

utikeei-misheentan,

utikee-misheentan

utikeei-misooran,

utikee-misooran

utikeei-misoorantan,

utikee-misoorantan

ATT

utikeei-misheeru,

utikee-misheeru

utikeei-misheetaru,

utikee-misheetaru,

utikeei-misoocharu,

utikee-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

utikeei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

utikeeyu-tan,

utikeei-tan

Nominalizing

utikeeyu-shi,

utikeei-shi

Concessive

utikeeyu-shiga,

utikeei-shiga

Cause-effect

utikeeyu-kutu,

utikeei-kutu

Prohibitive

utikeeyu-na,

utikeei-na

Provisional conditional

utikeeyu-ra

utikeei-ra

Questions

utikeeyu-ga,

utikeei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

utikeeyabiyun,
utikeeyabiin,

utikeeibiyun,
utikeeibiin

utikeeyabitan,

utikeeibitan

utikeeyabiran,

utikeeibiran

utikeeyabirantan,

utikeeibirantan

ATT

utikeeyabiyuru,
utikeeyabiiru,

utikeeibiyuru,
utikeeibiiru

utikeeyabitaru,

utikeeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

utikeeyumi,

utikeeimi

utikeetii

utikeerani

utikeerantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 10). うてぃけーいん : utikeein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8128/utikeein/.