🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃにーん【捻ん・拈ん・撚ん】 : finiin | define meaning
finiin
Pronunciation: [ɸiniːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To twist; to wrench; to screw; to turn
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひねる【捻る・拈る・撚る】 hineru "to twist".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 捻ん 拈ん 撚ん |
| Kana | ふぃにーん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲にーん |
| Romanization | finiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiniːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
finiyun, finiin |
finitan |
finiran |
finirantan |
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ATT |
finiyuru, finiiru |
finitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
finitoon |
finitootan |
finiteewuran |
finiteewurantan |
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ATT |
finitooru |
finitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
finirasun |
finirachan |
finirasan |
finirasantan |
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ATT |
finirasuru |
finiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
finirariyun, |
finiraritan, |
finirariran, |
finirarirantan, |
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ATT |
finirariyuru, |
finiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
finirasariyun, |
finirasaritan |
finirasariran |
finirasarirantan |
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ATT |
finirasariyuru, |
finirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
finiteen |
finiteetan |
finiteeneen |
finiteeneentan |
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ATT |
finiteeru |
finiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
finitoochun |
finitoochan |
finiteeukan |
finiteeukantan |
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ATT |
finitoochuru |
finitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
finir- |
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Dictionary |
finiyun, finiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
finiyuru, finiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
finiyu-, finii- |
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Adverbial |
finii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
finira |
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Conjunctive |
finiti |
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Representative |
finitai |
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Imperative |
finiri, |
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Conditional |
finiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
finiyuru haji, finiiru haji |
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So as to... |
finiyuru gutu, finiiru gutu |
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Before... |
finiyuru mee, finiiru mee |
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While... |
finiyuru qweeda, finiyuru-qweema, finiiru qweeda, finiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
finiyuru tami ni, finiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
finiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
finiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
finiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
finiti-n |
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After... |
finiti-kara |
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After... |
finiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
finii-busan |
finii-busantan |
finii-bushikoo neen, finii-bushikoo neeran |
finii-bushikoo neentan, finii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
finii-busaru |
finii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
finii-yassan |
finii-yassantan |
finii-yashikoo neen, finii-yashikoo neeran |
finii-yashikoo neentan, finii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
finii-yassaru |
finii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
finii-gurisan |
finii-gurisantan |
finii-gurikoo neen, finii-gurikoo neeran |
finii-gurikoo neentan, finii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
finii-gurisaru |
finii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
finii-misheen, fini-misheen |
finii-misheentan, fini-misheentan |
finii-misooran, fini-misooran |
finii-misoorantan, fini-misoorantan |
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ATT |
finii-misheeru, fini-misheeru |
finii-misheetaru, fini-misheetaru, finii-misoocharu, fini-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
finii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
finiyu-tan, finii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
finiyu-shi, finii-shi |
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Concessive |
finiyu-shiga, finii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
finiyu-kutu, finii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
finiyu-na, finii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
finiyu-ra finii-ra |
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Questions |
finiyu-ga, finii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
finiyabiyun, finiibiyun, |
finiyabitan, finiibitan |
finiyabiran, finiibiran |
finiyabirantan, finiibirantan |
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ATT |
finiyabiyuru, finiibiyuru, |
finiyabitaru, finiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
finiyumi, finiimi |
finitii |
finirani |
finirantii |
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：ひねる【捻る・拈る・撚る】、よる【撚る・縒る】