🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
されーいん【浚いん・渫いん】 : sareein | define meaning
sareein
Pronunciation: [saɾeːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To dredge; to clean (a ditch, a trench, a gutter)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese さらえる【浚える・渫える】 saraeru "to dredge".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 浚いん 渫いん |
| Kana | されーいん |
| Romanization | sareein |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [saɾeːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sareeyun, sareein |
sareetan |
sareeran |
sareerantan |
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ATT |
sareeyuru, sareeiru |
sareetaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sareetoon |
sareetootan |
sareeteewuran |
sareeteewurantan |
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ATT |
sareetooru |
sareetootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sareerasun |
sareerachan |
sareerasan |
sareerasantan |
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ATT |
sareerasuru |
sareeracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sareerariyun, |
sareeraritan, |
sareerariran, |
sareerarirantan, |
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ATT |
sareerariyuru, |
sareeraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sareerasariyun, |
sareerasaritan |
sareerasariran |
sareerasarirantan |
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ATT |
sareerasariyuru, |
sareerasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sareeteen |
sareeteetan |
sareeteeneen |
sareeteeneentan |
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ATT |
sareeteeru |
sareeteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sareetoochun |
sareetoochan |
sareeteeukan |
sareeteeukantan |
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ATT |
sareetoochuru |
sareetoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sareer- |
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Dictionary |
sareeyun, sareein |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sareeyuru, sareeiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sareeyu-, sareei- |
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Adverbial |
sareei |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sareera |
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Conjunctive |
sareeti |
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Representative |
sareetai |
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Imperative |
sareeri, |
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Conditional |
sareeree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sareeyuru haji, sareeiru haji |
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So as to... |
sareeyuru gutu, sareeiru gutu |
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Before... |
sareeyuru mee, sareeiru mee |
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While... |
sareeyuru qweeda, sareeyuru-qweema, sareeiru qweeda, sareeiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sareeyuru tami ni, sareeiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sareeti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sareeti-kwiin |
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Completive |
sareeti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sareeti-n |
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After... |
sareeti-kara |
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After... |
sareeti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sareei-busan |
sareei-busantan |
sareei-bushikoo neen, sareei-bushikoo neeran |
sareei-bushikoo neentan, sareei-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sareei-busaru |
sareei-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sareei-yassan |
sareei-yassantan |
sareei-yashikoo neen, sareei-yashikoo neeran |
sareei-yashikoo neentan, sareei-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sareei-yassaru |
sareei-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sareei-gurisan |
sareei-gurisantan |
sareei-gurikoo neen, sareei-gurikoo neeran |
sareei-gurikoo neentan, sareei-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sareei-gurisaru |
sareei-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sareei-misheen, saree-misheen |
sareei-misheentan, saree-misheentan |
sareei-misooran, saree-misooran |
sareei-misoorantan, saree-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sareei-misheeru, saree-misheeru |
sareei-misheetaru, saree-misheetaru, sareei-misoocharu, saree-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sareei-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sareeyu-tan, sareei-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sareeyu-shi, sareei-shi |
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Concessive |
sareeyu-shiga, sareei-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sareeyu-kutu, sareei-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sareeyu-na, sareei-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sareeyu-ra sareei-ra |
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Questions |
sareeyu-ga, sareei-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sareeyabiyun, sareeibiyun, |
sareeyabitan, sareeibitan |
sareeyabiran, sareeibiran |
sareeyabirantan, sareeibirantan |
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ATT |
sareeyabiyuru, sareeibiyuru, |
sareeyabitaru, sareeibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sareeyumi, sareeimi |
sareetii |
sareerani |
sareerantii |
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:さらえる【浚える・渫える】、さらう【浚う・渫う】