🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うくいん【送いん】 : ukuin | define meaning
ukuin
Pronunciation: [ʔukuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To send; to send off
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese おくる【送る】 okuru "to send".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 送いん |
| Kana | うくいん |
| Romanization | ukuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔukuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ukuyun, ukuin |
ukutan |
ukuran |
ukurantan |
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ATT |
ukuyuru, ukuiru |
ukutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ukutoon |
ukutootan |
ukuteewuran |
ukuteewurantan |
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ATT |
ukutooru |
ukutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ukurasun |
ukurachan |
ukurasan |
ukurasantan |
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ATT |
ukurasuru |
ukuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ukurariyun, |
ukuraritan, |
ukurariran, |
ukurarirantan, |
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ATT |
ukurariyuru, |
ukuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ukurasariyun, |
ukurasaritan |
ukurasariran |
ukurasarirantan |
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ATT |
ukurasariyuru, |
ukurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ukuteen |
ukuteetan |
ukuteeneen |
ukuteeneentan |
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ATT |
ukuteeru |
ukuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ukutoochun |
ukutoochan |
ukuteeukan |
ukuteeukantan |
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ATT |
ukutoochuru |
ukutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ukur- |
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Dictionary |
ukuyun, ukuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ukuyuru, ukuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ukuyu-, ukui- |
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Adverbial |
ukui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ukura |
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Conjunctive |
ukuti |
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Representative |
ukutai |
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Imperative |
ukuri, |
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Conditional |
ukuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ukuyuru haji, ukuiru haji |
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So as to... |
ukuyuru gutu, ukuiru gutu |
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Before... |
ukuyuru mee, ukuiru mee |
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While... |
ukuyuru qweeda, ukuyuru-qweema, ukuiru qweeda, ukuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ukuyuru tami ni, ukuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ukuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ukuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
ukuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ukuti-n |
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After... |
ukuti-kara |
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After... |
ukuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ukui-busan |
ukui-busantan |
ukui-bushikoo neen, ukui-bushikoo neeran |
ukui-bushikoo neentan, ukui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukui-busaru |
ukui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ukui-yassan |
ukui-yassantan |
ukui-yashikoo neen, ukui-yashikoo neeran |
ukui-yashikoo neentan, ukui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukui-yassaru |
ukui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ukui-gurisan |
ukui-gurisantan |
ukui-gurikoo neen, ukui-gurikoo neeran |
ukui-gurikoo neentan, ukui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ukui-gurisaru |
ukui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ukui-misheen, uku-misheen |
ukui-misheentan, uku-misheentan |
ukui-misooran, uku-misooran |
ukui-misoorantan, uku-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ukui-misheeru, uku-misheeru |
ukui-misheetaru, uku-misheetaru, ukui-misoocharu, uku-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ukui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ukuyu-tan, ukui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ukuyu-shi, ukui-shi |
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Concessive |
ukuyu-shiga, ukui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ukuyu-kutu, ukui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ukuyu-na, ukui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ukuyu-ra ukui-ra |
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Questions |
ukuyu-ga, ukui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ukuyabiyun, ukuibiyun, |
ukuyabitan, ukuibitan |
ukuyabiran, ukuibiran |
ukuyabirantan, ukuibirantan |
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ATT |
ukuyabiyuru, ukuibiyuru, |
ukuyabitaru, ukuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ukuyumi, ukuimi |
ukutii |
ukurani |
ukurantii |
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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