🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くいん【繰いん】 : kuin | define meaning
kuin
Pronunciation: [kuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くる【繰る】 kuru "to reel".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 繰いん |
| Kana | くいん |
| Romanization | kuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kuyun, kuin |
kutan |
kuran |
kurantan |
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ATT |
kuyuru, kuiru |
kutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kutoon |
kutootan |
kuteewuran |
kuteewurantan |
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ATT |
kutooru |
kutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kurasun |
kurachan |
kurasan |
kurasantan |
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ATT |
kurasuru |
kuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kurariyun, |
kuraritan, |
kurariran, |
kurarirantan, |
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ATT |
kurariyuru, |
kuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kurasariyun, |
kurasaritan |
kurasariran |
kurasarirantan |
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ATT |
kurasariyuru, |
kurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kuteen |
kuteetan |
kuteeneen |
kuteeneentan |
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ATT |
kuteeru |
kuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kutoochun |
kutoochan |
kuteeukan |
kuteeukantan |
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ATT |
kutoochuru |
kutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kur- |
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Dictionary |
kuyun, kuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kuyuru, kuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kuyu-, kui- |
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Adverbial |
kui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kura |
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Conjunctive |
kuti |
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Representative |
kutai |
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Imperative |
kuri, |
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Conditional |
kuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kuyuru haji, kuiru haji |
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So as to... |
kuyuru gutu, kuiru gutu |
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Before... |
kuyuru mee, kuiru mee |
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While... |
kuyuru qweeda, kuyuru-qweema, kuiru qweeda, kuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kuyuru tami ni, kuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
kuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kuti-n |
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After... |
kuti-kara |
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After... |
kuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kui-busan |
kui-busantan |
kui-bushikoo neen, kui-bushikoo neeran |
kui-bushikoo neentan, kui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kui-busaru |
kui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kui-yassan |
kui-yassantan |
kui-yashikoo neen, kui-yashikoo neeran |
kui-yashikoo neentan, kui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kui-yassaru |
kui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kui-gurisan |
kui-gurisantan |
kui-gurikoo neen, kui-gurikoo neeran |
kui-gurikoo neentan, kui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kui-gurisaru |
kui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kui-misheen, ku-misheen |
kui-misheentan, ku-misheentan |
kui-misooran, ku-misooran |
kui-misoorantan, ku-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kui-misheeru, ku-misheeru |
kui-misheetaru, ku-misheetaru, kui-misoocharu, ku-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kuyu-tan, kui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kuyu-shi, kui-shi |
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Concessive |
kuyu-shiga, kui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kuyu-kutu, kui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kuyu-na, kui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kuyu-ra kui-ra |
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Questions |
kuyu-ga, kui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kuyabiyun, kuibiyun, |
kuyabitan, kuibitan |
kuyabiran, kuibiran |
kuyabirantan, kuibirantan |
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ATT |
kuyabiyuru, kuibiyuru, |
kuyabitaru, kuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kuyumi, kuimi |
kutii |
kurani |
kurantii |
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：くる【繰る】