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ほーむいん【葬いん】

hoomuin

Pronunciation: [hoːmuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To bury; to hold a burial

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ほうむる【葬る】 houmuru "to bury".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji葬いん
Kanaほーむいん
Romanizationhoomuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[hoːmuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: hoomuyun ~ hoomuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

hoomuyun,

hoomuin

hoomutan

hoomuran

hoomurantan

ATT

hoomuyuru,

hoomuiru

hoomutaru

Progressive

PRED

hoomutoon

hoomutootan

hoomuteewuran

hoomuteewurantan

ATT

hoomutooru

hoomutootaru

Causative

PRED

hoomurasun

hoomurachan

hoomurasan

hoomurasantan

ATT

hoomurasuru

hoomuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

hoomurariyun,
hoomurariin

hoomuraritan,
hoomurattan

hoomurariran,
hoomuraran

hoomurarirantan,
hoomuraratan

ATT

hoomurariyuru,
hoomurariiru

hoomuraritaru,
hoomurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hoomurasariyun,
hoomurasariin

hoomurasaritan

hoomurasariran

hoomurasarirantan

ATT

hoomurasariyuru,
hoomurasariiru

hoomurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hoomuteen

hoomuteetan

hoomuteeneen

hoomuteeneentan

ATT

hoomuteeru

hoomuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hoomutoochun

hoomutoochan

hoomuteeukan

hoomuteeukantan

ATT

hoomutoochuru

hoomutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

hoomur-

Dictionary

hoomuyun,

hoomuin

Attributive or Adnominal

hoomuyuru,

hoomuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

hoomuyu-,

hoomui-

Adverbial

hoomui

Volitional-Presumptive

hoomura

Conjunctive

hoomuti

Representative

hoomutai

Imperative

hoomuri,
hoomuree

Conditional

hoomuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hoomuyuru haji,

hoomuiru haji

So as to...

hoomuyuru gutu,

hoomuiru gutu

Before...

hoomuyuru mee,

hoomuiru mee

While...

hoomuyuru qweeda, hoomuyuru-qweema,

hoomuiru qweeda, hoomuiru-qweema

Purpose

hoomuyuru tami ni,

hoomuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hoomuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hoomuti-kwiin

Completive

hoomuti-neen

Concessive conditional

hoomuti-n

After...

hoomuti-kara

After...

hoomuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

hoomui-busan

hoomui-busantan

hoomui-bushikoo neen,

hoomui-bushikoo neeran

hoomui-bushikoo neentan,

hoomui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

hoomui-busaru

hoomui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

hoomui-yassan

hoomui-yassantan

hoomui-yashikoo neen,

hoomui-yashikoo neeran

hoomui-yashikoo neentan,

hoomui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

hoomui-yassaru

hoomui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

hoomui-gurisan

hoomui-gurisantan

hoomui-gurikoo neen,

hoomui-gurikoo neeran

hoomui-gurikoo neentan,

hoomui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

hoomui-gurisaru

hoomui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hoomui-misheen,

hoomu-misheen

hoomui-misheentan,

hoomu-misheentan

hoomui-misooran,

hoomu-misooran

hoomui-misoorantan,

hoomu-misoorantan

ATT

hoomui-misheeru,

hoomu-misheeru

hoomui-misheetaru,

hoomu-misheetaru,

hoomui-misoocharu,

hoomu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hoomui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

hoomuyu-tan,

hoomui-tan

Nominalizing

hoomuyu-shi,

hoomui-shi

Concessive

hoomuyu-shiga,

hoomui-shiga

Cause-effect

hoomuyu-kutu,

hoomui-kutu

Prohibitive

hoomuyu-na,

hoomui-na

Provisional conditional

hoomuyu-ra

hoomui-ra

Questions

hoomuyu-ga,

hoomui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hoomuyabiyun,
hoomuyabiin,

hoomuibiyun,
hoomuibiin

hoomuyabitan,

hoomuibitan

hoomuyabiran,

hoomuibiran

hoomuyabirantan,

hoomuibirantan

ATT

hoomuyabiyuru,
hoomuyabiiru,

hoomuibiyuru,
hoomuibiiru

hoomuyabitaru,

hoomuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

hoomuyumi,

hoomuimi

hoomutii

hoomurani

hoomurantii

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:ほうむる【葬る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). ほーむいん【葬いん】 : hoomuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8540/hoomuin/.