🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

くぇーいん【肥いん】 : kweein | define meaning

kweein

Pronunciation: [kʷeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To become fat; to become big; to gain weight; to put on weight
To bring high yields; to be fertile; to be productive

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こえる【肥える】 koeru "to become fat".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	肥いん
Kana	くぇーいん
New Okinawa Moji	愈ーいん
Romanization	kweein
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **kweeyun** ~ **kweein**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	kweeyun, kweein	kweetan	kweeran	kweerantan
	ATT	kweeyuru, kweeiru	kweetaru
Progressive	PRED	kweetoon	kweetootan	kweeteewuran	kweeteewurantan
	ATT	kweetooru	kweetootaru
Causative	PRED	kweerasun	kweerachan	kweerasan	kweerasantan
	ATT	kweerasuru	kweeracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	kweerariyun, kweerariin	kweeraritan, kweerattan	kweerariran, kweeraran	kweerarirantan, kweeraratan
	ATT	kweerariyuru, kweerariiru	kweeraritaru, kweerattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	kweerasariyun, kweerasariin	kweerasaritan	kweerasariran	kweerasarirantan
	ATT	kweerasariyuru, kweerasariiru	kweerasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	kweeteen	kweeteetan	kweeteeneen	kweeteeneentan
	ATT	kweeteeru	kweeteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	kweetoochun	kweetoochan	kweeteeukan	kweeteeukantan
	ATT	kweetoochuru	kweetoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	kweer-
Dictionary	kweeyun, kweein
Attributive or Adnominal	kweeyuru, kweeiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	kweeyu-, kweei-
Adverbial	kweei
Volitional-Presumptive	kweera
Conjunctive	kweeti
Representative	kweetai
Imperative	kweeri, kweeree
Conditional	kweeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	kweeyuru haji, kweeiru haji
So as to...	kweeyuru gutu, kweeiru gutu
Before...	kweeyuru mee, kweeiru mee
While...	kweeyuru qweeda, kweeyuru-qweema, kweeiru qweeda, kweeiru-qweema
Purpose	kweeyuru tami ni, kweeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	kweeti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	kweeti-kwiin
Completive	kweeti-neen
Concessive conditional	kweeti-n
After...	kweeti-kara
After...	kweeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	kweei-busan	kweei-busantan	kweei-bushikoo neen, kweei-bushikoo neeran	kweei-bushikoo neentan, kweei-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	kweei-busaru	kweei-busataru	kweei-bushikoo neen, kweei-bushikoo neeran	kweei-bushikoo neentan, kweei-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	kweei-yassan	kweei-yassantan	kweei-yashikoo neen, kweei-yashikoo neeran	kweei-yashikoo neentan, kweei-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	kweei-yassaru	kweei-yassataru	kweei-yashikoo neen, kweei-yashikoo neeran	kweei-yashikoo neentan, kweei-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	kweei-gurisan	kweei-gurisantan	kweei-gurikoo neen, kweei-gurikoo neeran	kweei-gurikoo neentan, kweei-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	kweei-gurisaru	kweei-gurisataru	kweei-gurikoo neen, kweei-gurikoo neeran	kweei-gurikoo neentan, kweei-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	kweei-misheen, kwee-misheen	kweei-misheentan, kwee-misheentan	kweei-misooran, kwee-misooran	kweei-misoorantan, kwee-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	kweei-misheeru, kwee-misheeru	kweei-misheetaru, kwee-misheetaru, kweei-misoocharu, kwee-misoocharu	kweei-misooran, kwee-misooran	kweei-misoorantan, kwee-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	kweei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	kweeyu-tan, kweei-tan
Nominalizing	kweeyu-shi, kweei-shi
Concessive	kweeyu-shiga, kweei-shiga
Cause-effect	kweeyu-kutu, kweei-kutu
Prohibitive	kweeyu-na, kweei-na
Provisional conditional	kweeyu-ra kweei-ra
Questions	kweeyu-ga, kweei-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	kweeyabiyun, kweeyabiin, kweeibiyun, kweeibiin	kweeyabitan, kweeibitan	kweeyabiran, kweeibiran	kweeyabirantan, kweeibirantan
Polite	ATT	kweeyabiyuru, kweeyabiiru, kweeibiyuru, kweeibiiru	kweeyabitaru, kweeibitaru	kweeyabiran, kweeibiran	kweeyabirantan, kweeibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	kweeyumi, kweeimi	kweetii	kweerani	kweerantii

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：ふとる【太る】、こえる【肥える】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 13). くぇーいん【肥いん】 : kweein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8148/kweein/.