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かーきーん

kaakiin

Pronunciation: [kaːkiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be thirsty
  2. To dry up; to become dry

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaかーきーん
Romanizationkaakiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[kaːkiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: kaakiyun ~ kaakiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kaakiyun,

kaakiin

kaakitan

kaakiran

kaakirantan

ATT

kaakiyuru,

kaakiiru

kaakitaru

Progressive

PRED

kaakitoon

kaakitootan

kaakiteewuran

kaakiteewurantan

ATT

kaakitooru

kaakitootaru

Causative

PRED

kaakirasun

kaakirachan

kaakirasan

kaakirasantan

ATT

kaakirasuru

kaakiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kaakirariyun,
kaakirariin

kaakiraritan,
kaakirattan

kaakirariran,
kaakiraran

kaakirarirantan,
kaakiraratan

ATT

kaakirariyuru,
kaakirariiru

kaakiraritaru,
kaakirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kaakirasariyun,
kaakirasariin

kaakirasaritan

kaakirasariran

kaakirasarirantan

ATT

kaakirasariyuru,
kaakirasariiru

kaakirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kaakiteen

kaakiteetan

kaakiteeneen

kaakiteeneentan

ATT

kaakiteeru

kaakiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kaakitoochun

kaakitoochan

kaakiteeukan

kaakiteeukantan

ATT

kaakitoochuru

kaakitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kaakir-

Dictionary

kaakiyun,

kaakiin

Attributive or Adnominal

kaakiyuru,

kaakiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kaakiyu-,

kaakii-

Adverbial

kaakii

Volitional-Presumptive

kaakira

Conjunctive

kaakiti

Representative

kaakitai

Imperative

kaakiri,
kaakiree

Conditional

kaakiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kaakiyuru haji,

kaakiiru haji

So as to...

kaakiyuru gutu,

kaakiiru gutu

Before...

kaakiyuru mee,

kaakiiru mee

While...

kaakiyuru qweeda, kaakiyuru-qweema,

kaakiiru qweeda, kaakiiru-qweema

Purpose

kaakiyuru tami ni,

kaakiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kaakiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kaakiti-kwiin

Completive

kaakiti-neen

Concessive conditional

kaakiti-n

After...

kaakiti-kara

After...

kaakiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kaakii-busan

kaakii-busantan

kaakii-bushikoo neen,

kaakii-bushikoo neeran

kaakii-bushikoo neentan,

kaakii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kaakii-busaru

kaakii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kaakii-yassan

kaakii-yassantan

kaakii-yashikoo neen,

kaakii-yashikoo neeran

kaakii-yashikoo neentan,

kaakii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kaakii-yassaru

kaakii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kaakii-gurisan

kaakii-gurisantan

kaakii-gurikoo neen,

kaakii-gurikoo neeran

kaakii-gurikoo neentan,

kaakii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kaakii-gurisaru

kaakii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kaakii-misheen,

kaaki-misheen

kaakii-misheentan,

kaaki-misheentan

kaakii-misooran,

kaaki-misooran

kaakii-misoorantan,

kaaki-misoorantan

ATT

kaakii-misheeru,

kaaki-misheeru

kaakii-misheetaru,

kaaki-misheetaru,

kaakii-misoocharu,

kaaki-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kaakii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kaakiyu-tan,

kaakii-tan

Nominalizing

kaakiyu-shi,

kaakii-shi

Concessive

kaakiyu-shiga,

kaakii-shiga

Cause-effect

kaakiyu-kutu,

kaakii-kutu

Prohibitive

kaakiyu-na,

kaakii-na

Provisional conditional

kaakiyu-ra

kaakii-ra

Questions

kaakiyu-ga,

kaakii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kaakiyabiyun,
kaakiyabiin,

kaakiibiyun,
kaakiibiin

kaakiyabitan,

kaakiibitan

kaakiyabiran,

kaakiibiran

kaakiyabirantan,

kaakiibirantan

ATT

kaakiyabiyuru,
kaakiyabiiru,

kaakiibiyuru,
kaakiibiiru

kaakiyabitaru,

kaakiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kaakiyumi,

kaakiimi

kaakitii

kaakirani

kaakirantii

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:かわく【渇く】、かれる【涸れる】、かわく【乾く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). かーきーん : kaakiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8536/kaakiin/.