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すすいん

susuin

Pronunciation: [susuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To wipe; to wipe clean; to wipe something up

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OrthographyForm
Kanaすすいん
Romanizationsusuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[susuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: susuyun ~ susuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

susuyun,

susuin

susutan

susuran

susurantan

ATT

susuyuru,

susuiru

susutaru

Progressive

PRED

susutoon

susutootan

susuteewuran

susuteewurantan

ATT

susutooru

susutootaru

Causative

PRED

susurasun

susurachan

susurasan

susurasantan

ATT

susurasuru

susuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

susurariyun,
susurariin

susuraritan,
susurattan

susurariran,
susuraran

susurarirantan,
susuraratan

ATT

susurariyuru,
susurariiru

susuraritaru,
susurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

susurasariyun,
susurasariin

susurasaritan

susurasariran

susurasarirantan

ATT

susurasariyuru,
susurasariiru

susurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

susuteen

susuteetan

susuteeneen

susuteeneentan

ATT

susuteeru

susuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

susutoochun

susutoochan

susuteeukan

susuteeukantan

ATT

susutoochuru

susutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

susur-

Dictionary

susuyun,

susuin

Attributive or Adnominal

susuyuru,

susuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

susuyu-,

susui-

Adverbial

susui

Volitional-Presumptive

susura

Conjunctive

susuti

Representative

susutai

Imperative

susuri,
susuree

Conditional

susuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

susuyuru haji,

susuiru haji

So as to...

susuyuru gutu,

susuiru gutu

Before...

susuyuru mee,

susuiru mee

While...

susuyuru qweeda, susuyuru-qweema,

susuiru qweeda, susuiru-qweema

Purpose

susuyuru tami ni,

susuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

susuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

susuti-kwiin

Completive

susuti-neen

Concessive conditional

susuti-n

After...

susuti-kara

After...

susuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

susui-busan

susui-busantan

susui-bushikoo neen,

susui-bushikoo neeran

susui-bushikoo neentan,

susui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

susui-busaru

susui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

susui-yassan

susui-yassantan

susui-yashikoo neen,

susui-yashikoo neeran

susui-yashikoo neentan,

susui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

susui-yassaru

susui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

susui-gurisan

susui-gurisantan

susui-gurikoo neen,

susui-gurikoo neeran

susui-gurikoo neentan,

susui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

susui-gurisaru

susui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

susui-misheen,

susu-misheen

susui-misheentan,

susu-misheentan

susui-misooran,

susu-misooran

susui-misoorantan,

susu-misoorantan

ATT

susui-misheeru,

susu-misheeru

susui-misheetaru,

susu-misheetaru,

susui-misoocharu,

susu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

susui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

susuyu-tan,

susui-tan

Nominalizing

susuyu-shi,

susui-shi

Concessive

susuyu-shiga,

susui-shiga

Cause-effect

susuyu-kutu,

susui-kutu

Prohibitive

susuyu-na,

susui-na

Provisional conditional

susuyu-ra

susui-ra

Questions

susuyu-ga,

susui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

susuyabiyun,
susuyabiin,

susuibiyun,
susuibiin

susuyabitan,

susuibitan

susuyabiran,

susuibiran

susuyabirantan,

susuibirantan

ATT

susuyabiyuru,
susuyabiiru,

susuibiyuru,
susuibiiru

susuyabitaru,

susuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

susuyumi,

susuimi

susutii

susurani

susurantii

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:ふく【拭く】、ぬぐう【拭う】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, February 9). すすいん : susuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, March 28, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8373/susuin/.