🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うぼーいん【奪いん】 : ubooin | define meaning
ubooin
Pronunciation: [ʔuboːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To snatch; to steal
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うばう【奪う】 ubau "to snatch".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 奪いん |
| Kana | うぼーいん |
| Romanization | ubooin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuboːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ubooyun, ubooin |
ubootan |
ubooran |
uboorantan |
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ATT |
ubooyuru, ubooiru |
ubootaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ubootoon |
ubootootan |
ubooteewuran |
ubooteewurantan |
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ATT |
ubootooru |
ubootootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
uboorasun |
uboorachan |
uboorasan |
uboorasantan |
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ATT |
uboorasuru |
ubooracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
uboorariyun, |
ubooraritan, |
uboorariran, |
uboorarirantan, |
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ATT |
uboorariyuru, |
ubooraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
uboorasariyun, |
uboorasaritan |
uboorasariran |
uboorasarirantan |
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ATT |
uboorasariyuru, |
uboorasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ubooteen |
ubooteetan |
ubooteeneen |
ubooteeneentan |
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ATT |
ubooteeru |
ubooteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ubootoochun |
ubootoochan |
ubooteeukan |
ubooteeukantan |
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ATT |
ubootoochuru |
ubootoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uboor- |
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Dictionary |
ubooyun, ubooin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ubooyuru, ubooiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ubooyu-, ubooi- |
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Adverbial |
ubooi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
uboora |
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Conjunctive |
ubooti |
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Representative |
ubootai |
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Imperative |
uboori, |
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Conditional |
ubooree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ubooyuru haji, ubooiru haji |
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So as to... |
ubooyuru gutu, ubooiru gutu |
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Before... |
ubooyuru mee, ubooiru mee |
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While... |
ubooyuru qweeda, ubooyuru-qweema, ubooiru qweeda, ubooiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ubooyuru tami ni, ubooiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ubooti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ubooti-kwiin |
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Completive |
ubooti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ubooti-n |
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After... |
ubooti-kara |
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After... |
ubooti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ubooi-busan |
ubooi-busantan |
ubooi-bushikoo neen, ubooi-bushikoo neeran |
ubooi-bushikoo neentan, ubooi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ubooi-busaru |
ubooi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ubooi-yassan |
ubooi-yassantan |
ubooi-yashikoo neen, ubooi-yashikoo neeran |
ubooi-yashikoo neentan, ubooi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ubooi-yassaru |
ubooi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ubooi-gurisan |
ubooi-gurisantan |
ubooi-gurikoo neen, ubooi-gurikoo neeran |
ubooi-gurikoo neentan, ubooi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ubooi-gurisaru |
ubooi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ubooi-misheen, uboo-misheen |
ubooi-misheentan, uboo-misheentan |
ubooi-misooran, uboo-misooran |
ubooi-misoorantan, uboo-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ubooi-misheeru, uboo-misheeru |
ubooi-misheetaru, uboo-misheetaru, ubooi-misoocharu, uboo-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ubooi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ubooyu-tan, ubooi-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ubooyu-shi, ubooi-shi |
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Concessive |
ubooyu-shiga, ubooi-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ubooyu-kutu, ubooi-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ubooyu-na, ubooi-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ubooyu-ra ubooi-ra |
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Questions |
ubooyu-ga, ubooi-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ubooyabiyun, ubooibiyun, |
ubooyabitan, ubooibitan |
ubooyabiran, ubooibiran |
ubooyabirantan, ubooibirantan |
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ATT |
ubooyabiyuru, ubooibiyuru, |
ubooyabitaru, ubooibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ubooyumi, ubooimi |
ubootii |
uboorani |
uboorantii |
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：うばう【奪う】