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ふくいん

fukuin

Pronunciation: [ɸukuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be happy; to be delighted; to be elated; to be grateful; to be overjoyed; to be pleased

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ほこる【誇る】 hokoru "to be proud".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaふくいん
Romanizationfukuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸukuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: fukuyun ~ fukuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

fukuyun,

fukuin

fukutan

fukuran

fukurantan

ATT

fukuyuru,

fukuiru

fukutaru

Progressive

PRED

fukutoon

fukutootan

fukuteewuran

fukuteewurantan

ATT

fukutooru

fukutootaru

Causative

PRED

fukurasun

fukurachan

fukurasan

fukurasantan

ATT

fukurasuru

fukuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

fukurariyun,
fukurariin

fukuraritan,
fukurattan

fukurariran,
fukuraran

fukurarirantan,
fukuraratan

ATT

fukurariyuru,
fukurariiru

fukuraritaru,
fukurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

fukurasariyun,
fukurasariin

fukurasaritan

fukurasariran

fukurasarirantan

ATT

fukurasariyuru,
fukurasariiru

fukurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

fukuteen

fukuteetan

fukuteeneen

fukuteeneentan

ATT

fukuteeru

fukuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

fukutoochun

fukutoochan

fukuteeukan

fukuteeukantan

ATT

fukutoochuru

fukutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

fukur-

Dictionary

fukuyun,

fukuin

Attributive or Adnominal

fukuyuru,

fukuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

fukuyu-,

fukui-

Adverbial

fukui

Volitional-Presumptive

fukura

Conjunctive

fukuti

Representative

fukutai

Imperative

fukuri,
fukuree

Conditional

fukuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

fukuyuru haji,

fukuiru haji

So as to...

fukuyuru gutu,

fukuiru gutu

Before...

fukuyuru mee,

fukuiru mee

While...

fukuyuru qweeda, fukuyuru-qweema,

fukuiru qweeda, fukuiru-qweema

Purpose

fukuyuru tami ni,

fukuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

fukuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

fukuti-kwiin

Completive

fukuti-neen

Concessive conditional

fukuti-n

After...

fukuti-kara

After...

fukuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

fukui-busan

fukui-busantan

fukui-bushikoo neen,

fukui-bushikoo neeran

fukui-bushikoo neentan,

fukui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

fukui-busaru

fukui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

fukui-yassan

fukui-yassantan

fukui-yashikoo neen,

fukui-yashikoo neeran

fukui-yashikoo neentan,

fukui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

fukui-yassaru

fukui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

fukui-gurisan

fukui-gurisantan

fukui-gurikoo neen,

fukui-gurikoo neeran

fukui-gurikoo neentan,

fukui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

fukui-gurisaru

fukui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

fukui-misheen,

fuku-misheen

fukui-misheentan,

fuku-misheentan

fukui-misooran,

fuku-misooran

fukui-misoorantan,

fuku-misoorantan

ATT

fukui-misheeru,

fuku-misheeru

fukui-misheetaru,

fuku-misheetaru,

fukui-misoocharu,

fuku-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

fukui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

fukuyu-tan,

fukui-tan

Nominalizing

fukuyu-shi,

fukui-shi

Concessive

fukuyu-shiga,

fukui-shiga

Cause-effect

fukuyu-kutu,

fukui-kutu

Prohibitive

fukuyu-na,

fukui-na

Provisional conditional

fukuyu-ra

fukui-ra

Questions

fukuyu-ga,

fukui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

fukuyabiyun,
fukuyabiin,

fukuibiyun,
fukuibiin

fukuyabitan,

fukuibitan

fukuyabiran,

fukuibiran

fukuyabirantan,

fukuibirantan

ATT

fukuyabiyuru,
fukuyabiiru,

fukuibiyuru,
fukuibiiru

fukuyabitaru,

fukuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

fukuyumi,

fukuimi

fukutii

fukurani

fukurantii

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, April 8). ふくいん : fukuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8398/fukuin/.