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しぴーん

shipiin

Pronunciation: [ɕipiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To blow (one's nose); to wipe (one's nose)
    1. はなだいしぴーん【鼻垂しぴーん
      hanadai shipiin
      "To blow one's nose"

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OrthographyForm
Kanaしぴーん
Romanizationshipiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕipiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: shipiyun ~ shipiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shipiyun,

shipiin

shipitan

shipiran

shipirantan

ATT

shipiyuru,

shipiiru

shipitaru

Progressive

PRED

shipitoon

shipitootan

shipiteewuran

shipiteewurantan

ATT

shipitooru

shipitootaru

Causative

PRED

shipirasun

shipirachan

shipirasan

shipirasantan

ATT

shipirasuru

shipiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shipirariyun,
shipirariin

shipiraritan,
shipirattan

shipirariran,
shipiraran

shipirarirantan,
shipiraratan

ATT

shipirariyuru,
shipirariiru

shipiraritaru,
shipirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shipirasariyun,
shipirasariin

shipirasaritan

shipirasariran

shipirasarirantan

ATT

shipirasariyuru,
shipirasariiru

shipirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shipiteen

shipiteetan

shipiteeneen

shipiteeneentan

ATT

shipiteeru

shipiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shipitoochun

shipitoochan

shipiteeukan

shipiteeukantan

ATT

shipitoochuru

shipitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shipir-

Dictionary

shipiyun,

shipiin

Attributive or Adnominal

shipiyuru,

shipiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shipiyu-,

shipii-

Adverbial

shipii

Volitional-Presumptive

shipira

Conjunctive

shipiti

Representative

shipitai

Imperative

shipiri,
shipiree

Conditional

shipiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shipiyuru haji,

shipiiru haji

So as to...

shipiyuru gutu,

shipiiru gutu

Before...

shipiyuru mee,

shipiiru mee

While...

shipiyuru qweeda, shipiyuru-qweema,

shipiiru qweeda, shipiiru-qweema

Purpose

shipiyuru tami ni,

shipiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shipiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shipiti-kwiin

Completive

shipiti-neen

Concessive conditional

shipiti-n

After...

shipiti-kara

After...

shipiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shipii-busan

shipii-busantan

shipii-bushikoo neen,

shipii-bushikoo neeran

shipii-bushikoo neentan,

shipii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shipii-busaru

shipii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shipii-yassan

shipii-yassantan

shipii-yashikoo neen,

shipii-yashikoo neeran

shipii-yashikoo neentan,

shipii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shipii-yassaru

shipii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shipii-gurisan

shipii-gurisantan

shipii-gurikoo neen,

shipii-gurikoo neeran

shipii-gurikoo neentan,

shipii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shipii-gurisaru

shipii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shipii-misheen,

shipi-misheen

shipii-misheentan,

shipi-misheentan

shipii-misooran,

shipi-misooran

shipii-misoorantan,

shipi-misoorantan

ATT

shipii-misheeru,

shipi-misheeru

shipii-misheetaru,

shipi-misheetaru,

shipii-misoocharu,

shipi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shipii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shipiyu-tan,

shipii-tan

Nominalizing

shipiyu-shi,

shipii-shi

Concessive

shipiyu-shiga,

shipii-shiga

Cause-effect

shipiyu-kutu,

shipii-kutu

Prohibitive

shipiyu-na,

shipii-na

Provisional conditional

shipiyu-ra

shipii-ra

Questions

shipiyu-ga,

shipii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shipiyabiyun,
shipiyabiin,

shipiibiyun,
shipiibiin

shipiyabitan,

shipiibitan

shipiyabiran,

shipiibiran

shipiyabirantan,

shipiibirantan

ATT

shipiyabiyuru,
shipiyabiiru,

shipiibiyuru,
shipiibiiru

shipiyabitaru,

shipiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shipiyumi,

shipiimi

shipitii

shipirani

shipirantii

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 22). しぴーん : shipiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8192/shipiin/.