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くむいん【曇いん】

kumuin

Pronunciation: [kumuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To become cloudy; to be cloudy; to become overcast; to be overcast

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くもる【曇る】 kumoru "to become cloudy".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji曇いん
Kanaくむいん
Romanizationkumuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[kumuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: kumuyun ~ kumuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kumuyun,

kumuin

kumutan

kumuran

kumurantan

ATT

kumuyuru,

kumuiru

kumutaru

Progressive

PRED

kumutoon

kumutootan

kumuteewuran

kumuteewurantan

ATT

kumutooru

kumutootaru

Causative

PRED

kumurasun

kumurachan

kumurasan

kumurasantan

ATT

kumurasuru

kumuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kumurariyun,
kumurariin

kumuraritan,
kumurattan

kumurariran,
kumuraran

kumurarirantan,
kumuraratan

ATT

kumurariyuru,
kumurariiru

kumuraritaru,
kumurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kumurasariyun,
kumurasariin

kumurasaritan

kumurasariran

kumurasarirantan

ATT

kumurasariyuru,
kumurasariiru

kumurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kumuteen

kumuteetan

kumuteeneen

kumuteeneentan

ATT

kumuteeru

kumuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kumutoochun

kumutoochan

kumuteeukan

kumuteeukantan

ATT

kumutoochuru

kumutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kumur-

Dictionary

kumuyun,

kumuin

Attributive or Adnominal

kumuyuru,

kumuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kumuyu-,

kumui-

Adverbial

kumui

Volitional-Presumptive

kumura

Conjunctive

kumuti

Representative

kumutai

Imperative

kumuri,
kumuree

Conditional

kumuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kumuyuru haji,

kumuiru haji

So as to...

kumuyuru gutu,

kumuiru gutu

Before...

kumuyuru mee,

kumuiru mee

While...

kumuyuru qweeda, kumuyuru-qweema,

kumuiru qweeda, kumuiru-qweema

Purpose

kumuyuru tami ni,

kumuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kumuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kumuti-kwiin

Completive

kumuti-neen

Concessive conditional

kumuti-n

After...

kumuti-kara

After...

kumuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kumui-busan

kumui-busantan

kumui-bushikoo neen,

kumui-bushikoo neeran

kumui-bushikoo neentan,

kumui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kumui-busaru

kumui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kumui-yassan

kumui-yassantan

kumui-yashikoo neen,

kumui-yashikoo neeran

kumui-yashikoo neentan,

kumui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kumui-yassaru

kumui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kumui-gurisan

kumui-gurisantan

kumui-gurikoo neen,

kumui-gurikoo neeran

kumui-gurikoo neentan,

kumui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kumui-gurisaru

kumui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kumui-misheen,

kumu-misheen

kumui-misheentan,

kumu-misheentan

kumui-misooran,

kumu-misooran

kumui-misoorantan,

kumu-misoorantan

ATT

kumui-misheeru,

kumu-misheeru

kumui-misheetaru,

kumu-misheetaru,

kumui-misoocharu,

kumu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kumui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kumuyu-tan,

kumui-tan

Nominalizing

kumuyu-shi,

kumui-shi

Concessive

kumuyu-shiga,

kumui-shiga

Cause-effect

kumuyu-kutu,

kumui-kutu

Prohibitive

kumuyu-na,

kumui-na

Provisional conditional

kumuyu-ra

kumui-ra

Questions

kumuyu-ga,

kumui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kumuyabiyun,
kumuyabiin,

kumuibiyun,
kumuibiin

kumuyabitan,

kumuibitan

kumuyabiran,

kumuibiran

kumuyabirantan,

kumuibirantan

ATT

kumuyabiyuru,
kumuyabiiru,

kumuibiyuru,
kumuibiiru

kumuyabitaru,

kumuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kumuyumi,

kumuimi

kumutii

kumurani

kumurantii

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. (2026, January 3). くむいん【曇いん】 : kumuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8328/kumuin/.