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ふぃじーん

fijiin

Pronunciation: [ɸid͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To cry; to weep

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaふぃじーん
New Okinawa Moji懲じーん
Romanizationfijiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸid͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: fijiyun ~ fijiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

fijiyun,

fijiin

fijitan

fijiran

fijirantan

ATT

fijiyuru,

fijiiru

fijitaru

Progressive

PRED

fijitoon

fijitootan

fijiteewuran

fijiteewurantan

ATT

fijitooru

fijitootaru

Causative

PRED

fijirasun

fijirachan

fijirasan

fijirasantan

ATT

fijirasuru

fijiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

fijirariyun,
fijirariin

fijiraritan,
fijirattan

fijirariran,
fijiraran

fijirarirantan,
fijiraratan

ATT

fijirariyuru,
fijirariiru

fijiraritaru,
fijirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

fijirasariyun,
fijirasariin

fijirasaritan

fijirasariran

fijirasarirantan

ATT

fijirasariyuru,
fijirasariiru

fijirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

fijiteen

fijiteetan

fijiteeneen

fijiteeneentan

ATT

fijiteeru

fijiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

fijitoochun

fijitoochan

fijiteeukan

fijiteeukantan

ATT

fijitoochuru

fijitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

fijir-

Dictionary

fijiyun,

fijiin

Attributive or Adnominal

fijiyuru,

fijiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

fijiyu-,

fijii-

Adverbial

fijii

Volitional-Presumptive

fijira

Conjunctive

fijiti

Representative

fijitai

Imperative

fijiri,
fijiree

Conditional

fijiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

fijiyuru haji,

fijiiru haji

So as to...

fijiyuru gutu,

fijiiru gutu

Before...

fijiyuru mee,

fijiiru mee

While...

fijiyuru qweeda, fijiyuru-qweema,

fijiiru qweeda, fijiiru-qweema

Purpose

fijiyuru tami ni,

fijiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

fijiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

fijiti-kwiin

Completive

fijiti-neen

Concessive conditional

fijiti-n

After...

fijiti-kara

After...

fijiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

fijii-busan

fijii-busantan

fijii-bushikoo neen,

fijii-bushikoo neeran

fijii-bushikoo neentan,

fijii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

fijii-busaru

fijii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

fijii-yassan

fijii-yassantan

fijii-yashikoo neen,

fijii-yashikoo neeran

fijii-yashikoo neentan,

fijii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

fijii-yassaru

fijii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

fijii-gurisan

fijii-gurisantan

fijii-gurikoo neen,

fijii-gurikoo neeran

fijii-gurikoo neentan,

fijii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

fijii-gurisaru

fijii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

fijii-misheen,

fiji-misheen

fijii-misheentan,

fiji-misheentan

fijii-misooran,

fiji-misooran

fijii-misoorantan,

fiji-misoorantan

ATT

fijii-misheeru,

fiji-misheeru

fijii-misheetaru,

fiji-misheetaru,

fijii-misoocharu,

fiji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

fijii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

fijiyu-tan,

fijii-tan

Nominalizing

fijiyu-shi,

fijii-shi

Concessive

fijiyu-shiga,

fijii-shiga

Cause-effect

fijiyu-kutu,

fijii-kutu

Prohibitive

fijiyu-na,

fijii-na

Provisional conditional

fijiyu-ra

fijii-ra

Questions

fijiyu-ga,

fijii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

fijiyabiyun,
fijiyabiin,

fijiibiyun,
fijiibiin

fijiyabitan,

fijiibitan

fijiyabiran,

fijiibiran

fijiyabirantan,

fijiibirantan

ATT

fijiyabiyuru,
fijiyabiiru,

fijiibiyuru,
fijiibiiru

fijiyabitaru,

fijiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

fijiyumi,

fijiimi

fijitii

fijirani

fijirantii

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). ふぃじーん : fijiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8566/fijiin/.