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こーむいん【蒙いん】

koomuin

Pronunciation: [koːmuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To bury; to hold a burial

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OrthographyForm
Kanji蒙いん
Kanaこーむいん
Romanizationkoomuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[koːmuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: koomuyun ~ koomuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

koomuyun,

koomuin

koomutan

koomuran

koomurantan

ATT

koomuyuru,

koomuiru

koomutaru

Progressive

PRED

koomutoon

koomutootan

koomuteewuran

koomuteewurantan

ATT

koomutooru

koomutootaru

Causative

PRED

koomurasun

koomurachan

koomurasan

koomurasantan

ATT

koomurasuru

koomuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

koomurariyun,
koomurariin

koomuraritan,
koomurattan

koomurariran,
koomuraran

koomurarirantan,
koomuraratan

ATT

koomurariyuru,
koomurariiru

koomuraritaru,
koomurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

koomurasariyun,
koomurasariin

koomurasaritan

koomurasariran

koomurasarirantan

ATT

koomurasariyuru,
koomurasariiru

koomurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

koomuteen

koomuteetan

koomuteeneen

koomuteeneentan

ATT

koomuteeru

koomuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

koomutoochun

koomutoochan

koomuteeukan

koomuteeukantan

ATT

koomutoochuru

koomutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

koomur-

Dictionary

koomuyun,

koomuin

Attributive or Adnominal

koomuyuru,

koomuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

koomuyu-,

koomui-

Adverbial

koomui

Volitional-Presumptive

koomura

Conjunctive

koomuti

Representative

koomutai

Imperative

koomuri,
koomuree

Conditional

koomuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

koomuyuru haji,

koomuiru haji

So as to...

koomuyuru gutu,

koomuiru gutu

Before...

koomuyuru mee,

koomuiru mee

While...

koomuyuru qweeda, koomuyuru-qweema,

koomuiru qweeda, koomuiru-qweema

Purpose

koomuyuru tami ni,

koomuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

koomuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

koomuti-kwiin

Completive

koomuti-neen

Concessive conditional

koomuti-n

After...

koomuti-kara

After...

koomuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

koomui-busan

koomui-busantan

koomui-bushikoo neen,

koomui-bushikoo neeran

koomui-bushikoo neentan,

koomui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

koomui-busaru

koomui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

koomui-yassan

koomui-yassantan

koomui-yashikoo neen,

koomui-yashikoo neeran

koomui-yashikoo neentan,

koomui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

koomui-yassaru

koomui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

koomui-gurisan

koomui-gurisantan

koomui-gurikoo neen,

koomui-gurikoo neeran

koomui-gurikoo neentan,

koomui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

koomui-gurisaru

koomui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

koomui-misheen,

koomu-misheen

koomui-misheentan,

koomu-misheentan

koomui-misooran,

koomu-misooran

koomui-misoorantan,

koomu-misoorantan

ATT

koomui-misheeru,

koomu-misheeru

koomui-misheetaru,

koomu-misheetaru,

koomui-misoocharu,

koomu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

koomui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

koomuyu-tan,

koomui-tan

Nominalizing

koomuyu-shi,

koomui-shi

Concessive

koomuyu-shiga,

koomui-shiga

Cause-effect

koomuyu-kutu,

koomui-kutu

Prohibitive

koomuyu-na,

koomui-na

Provisional conditional

koomuyu-ra

koomui-ra

Questions

koomuyu-ga,

koomui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

koomuyabiyun,
koomuyabiin,

koomuibiyun,
koomuibiin

koomuyabitan,

koomuibitan

koomuyabiran,

koomuibiran

koomuyabirantan,

koomuibirantan

ATT

koomuyabiyuru,
koomuyabiiru,

koomuibiyuru,
koomuibiiru

koomuyabitaru,

koomuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

koomuyumi,

koomuimi

koomutii

koomurani

koomurantii

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, May 9). こーむいん【蒙いん】 : koomuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8546/koomuin/.