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まきーん【負きーん・敗きーん】

makiin

Pronunciation: [makiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To lose (a competition); to be defeated

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese まける【負ける・敗ける】 makeru "to lose".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji負きーん
敗きーん
Kanaまきーん
Romanizationmakiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[makiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: makiyun ~ makiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

makiyun,

makiin

makitan

makiran

makirantan

ATT

makiyuru,

makiiru

makitaru

Progressive

PRED

makitoon

makitootan

makiteewuran

makiteewurantan

ATT

makitooru

makitootaru

Causative

PRED

makirasun

makirachan

makirasan

makirasantan

ATT

makirasuru

makiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

makirariyun,
makirariin

makiraritan,
makirattan

makirariran,
makiraran

makirarirantan,
makiraratan

ATT

makirariyuru,
makirariiru

makiraritaru,
makirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

makirasariyun,
makirasariin

makirasaritan

makirasariran

makirasarirantan

ATT

makirasariyuru,
makirasariiru

makirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

makiteen

makiteetan

makiteeneen

makiteeneentan

ATT

makiteeru

makiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

makitoochun

makitoochan

makiteeukan

makiteeukantan

ATT

makitoochuru

makitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

makir-

Dictionary

makiyun,

makiin

Attributive or Adnominal

makiyuru,

makiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

makiyu-,

makii-

Adverbial

makii

Volitional-Presumptive

makira

Conjunctive

makiti

Representative

makitai

Imperative

makiri,
makiree

Conditional

makiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

makiyuru haji,

makiiru haji

So as to...

makiyuru gutu,

makiiru gutu

Before...

makiyuru mee,

makiiru mee

While...

makiyuru qweeda, makiyuru-qweema,

makiiru qweeda, makiiru-qweema

Purpose

makiyuru tami ni,

makiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

makiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

makiti-kwiin

Completive

makiti-neen

Concessive conditional

makiti-n

After...

makiti-kara

After...

makiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

makii-busan

makii-busantan

makii-bushikoo neen,

makii-bushikoo neeran

makii-bushikoo neentan,

makii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

makii-busaru

makii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

makii-yassan

makii-yassantan

makii-yashikoo neen,

makii-yashikoo neeran

makii-yashikoo neentan,

makii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

makii-yassaru

makii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

makii-gurisan

makii-gurisantan

makii-gurikoo neen,

makii-gurikoo neeran

makii-gurikoo neentan,

makii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

makii-gurisaru

makii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

makii-misheen,

maki-misheen

makii-misheentan,

maki-misheentan

makii-misooran,

maki-misooran

makii-misoorantan,

maki-misoorantan

ATT

makii-misheeru,

maki-misheeru

makii-misheetaru,

maki-misheetaru,

makii-misoocharu,

maki-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

makii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

makiyu-tan,

makii-tan

Nominalizing

makiyu-shi,

makii-shi

Concessive

makiyu-shiga,

makii-shiga

Cause-effect

makiyu-kutu,

makii-kutu

Prohibitive

makiyu-na,

makii-na

Provisional conditional

makiyu-ra

makii-ra

Questions

makiyu-ga,

makii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

makiyabiyun,
makiyabiin,

makiibiyun,
makiibiin

makiyabitan,

makiibitan

makiyabiran,

makiibiran

makiyabirantan,

makiibirantan

ATT

makiyabiyuru,
makiyabiiru,

makiibiyuru,
makiibiiru

makiyabitaru,

makiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

makiyumi,

makiimi

makitii

makirani

makirantii

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). まきーん【負きーん・敗きーん】 : makiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8585/makiin/.