🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ゐーゆん【酔ゆん】 : wiiyun | define meaning
wiiyun
Pronunciation: [(w)iːjuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To get drunk; to become drunk; to become intoxicated
- To feel intoxicated; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
Etymology
Possibly cognate with standard Japanese よう【酔う】 you "to get drunk".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Drunk. Weétee" and "Drunk, to get. Weéoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 酔ゆん |
| Kana | ゐーゆん |
| Romanization | wiiyun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)iːjuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wiiyun, wiiin |
wiitan |
wiiran |
wiirantan |
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ATT |
wiiyuru, wiiiru |
wiitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
wiitoon |
wiitootan |
wiiteewuran |
wiiteewurantan |
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ATT |
wiitooru |
wiitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
wiirasun |
wiirachan |
wiirasan |
wiirasantan |
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ATT |
wiirasuru |
wiiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
wiirariyun, |
wiiraritan, |
wiirariran, |
wiirarirantan, |
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ATT |
wiirariyuru, |
wiiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
wiirasariyun, |
wiirasaritan |
wiirasariran |
wiirasarirantan |
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ATT |
wiirasariyuru, |
wiirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wiiteen |
wiiteetan |
wiiteeneen |
wiiteeneentan |
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ATT |
wiiteeru |
wiiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
wiitoochun |
wiitoochan |
wiiteeukan |
wiiteeukantan |
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ATT |
wiitoochuru |
wiitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wiir- |
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Dictionary |
wiiyun, wiiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wiiyuru, wiiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wiiyu-, wiii- |
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Adverbial |
wiii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
wiira |
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Conjunctive |
wiiti |
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Representative |
wiitai |
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Imperative |
wiiri, |
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Conditional |
wiiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
wiiyuru haji, wiiiru haji |
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So as to... |
wiiyuru gutu, wiiiru gutu |
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Before... |
wiiyuru mee, wiiiru mee |
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While... |
wiiyuru qweeda, wiiyuru-qweema, wiiiru qweeda, wiiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
wiiyuru tami ni, wiiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
wiiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
wiiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
wiiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
wiiti-n |
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After... |
wiiti-kara |
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After... |
wiiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
wiii-busan |
wiii-busantan |
wiii-bushikoo neen, wiii-bushikoo neeran |
wiii-bushikoo neentan, wiii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wiii-busaru |
wiii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
wiii-yassan |
wiii-yassantan |
wiii-yashikoo neen, wiii-yashikoo neeran |
wiii-yashikoo neentan, wiii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wiii-yassaru |
wiii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
wiii-gurisan |
wiii-gurisantan |
wiii-gurikoo neen, wiii-gurikoo neeran |
wiii-gurikoo neentan, wiii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wiii-gurisaru |
wiii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
wiii-misheen, wii-misheen |
wiii-misheentan, wii-misheentan |
wiii-misooran, wii-misooran |
wiii-misoorantan, wii-misoorantan |
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ATT |
wiii-misheeru, wii-misheeru |
wiii-misheetaru, wii-misheetaru, wiii-misoocharu, wii-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
wiii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
wiiyu-tan, wiii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
wiiyu-shi, wiii-shi |
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Concessive |
wiiyu-shiga, wiii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wiiyu-kutu, wiii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
wiiyu-na, wiii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
wiiyu-ra wiii-ra |
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Questions |
wiiyu-ga, wiii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wiiyabiyun, wiiibiyun, |
wiiyabitan, wiiibitan |
wiiyabiran, wiiibiran |
wiiyabirantan, wiiibirantan |
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ATT |
wiiyabiyuru, wiiibiyuru, |
wiiyabitaru, wiiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wiiyumi, wiiimi |
wiitii |
wiirani |
wiirantii |
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：よう【酔う】、よっぱらう【酔っ払う・酔払う・酔っぱらう】