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うきとぅいん【受き取いん・受取いん】

ukituin

Pronunciation: [ʔukituiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To receive; to get; to acquire

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うけとる【受け取る・受けとる・受取る】 uketoru "to receive".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji受き取いん
受取いん
Kanaうきとぅいん
New Okinawa Mojiうき婢いん
Romanizationukituin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔukituiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: ukituyun ~ ukituin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ukituyun,

ukituin

ukitutan

ukituran

ukiturantan

ATT

ukituyuru,

ukituiru

ukitutaru

Progressive

PRED

ukitutoon

ukitutootan

ukituteewuran

ukituteewurantan

ATT

ukitutooru

ukitutootaru

Causative

PRED

ukiturasun

ukiturachan

ukiturasan

ukiturasantan

ATT

ukiturasuru

ukituracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

ukiturariyun,
ukiturariin

ukituraritan,
ukiturattan

ukiturariran,
ukituraran

ukiturarirantan,
ukituraratan

ATT

ukiturariyuru,
ukiturariiru

ukituraritaru,
ukiturattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

ukiturasariyun,
ukiturasariin

ukiturasaritan

ukiturasariran

ukiturasarirantan

ATT

ukiturasariyuru,
ukiturasariiru

ukiturasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ukituteen

ukituteetan

ukituteeneen

ukituteeneentan

ATT

ukituteeru

ukituteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ukitutoochun

ukitutoochan

ukituteeukan

ukituteeukantan

ATT

ukitutoochuru

ukitutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ukitur-

Dictionary

ukituyun,

ukituin

Attributive or Adnominal

ukituyuru,

ukituiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ukituyu-,

ukitui-

Adverbial

ukitui

Volitional-Presumptive

ukitura

Conjunctive

ukituti

Representative

ukitutai

Imperative

ukituri,
ukituree

Conditional

ukituree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ukituyuru haji,

ukituiru haji

So as to...

ukituyuru gutu,

ukituiru gutu

Before...

ukituyuru mee,

ukituiru mee

While...

ukituyuru qweeda, ukituyuru-qweema,

ukituiru qweeda, ukituiru-qweema

Purpose

ukituyuru tami ni,

ukituiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ukituti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ukituti-kwiin

Completive

ukituti-neen

Concessive conditional

ukituti-n

After...

ukituti-kara

After...

ukituti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ukitui-busan

ukitui-busantan

ukitui-bushikoo neen,

ukitui-bushikoo neeran

ukitui-bushikoo neentan,

ukitui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ukitui-busaru

ukitui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ukitui-yassan

ukitui-yassantan

ukitui-yashikoo neen,

ukitui-yashikoo neeran

ukitui-yashikoo neentan,

ukitui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ukitui-yassaru

ukitui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ukitui-gurisan

ukitui-gurisantan

ukitui-gurikoo neen,

ukitui-gurikoo neeran

ukitui-gurikoo neentan,

ukitui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ukitui-gurisaru

ukitui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ukitui-misheen,

ukitu-misheen

ukitui-misheentan,

ukitu-misheentan

ukitui-misooran,

ukitu-misooran

ukitui-misoorantan,

ukitu-misoorantan

ATT

ukitui-misheeru,

ukitu-misheeru

ukitui-misheetaru,

ukitu-misheetaru,

ukitui-misoocharu,

ukitu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ukitui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ukituyu-tan,

ukitui-tan

Nominalizing

ukituyu-shi,

ukitui-shi

Concessive

ukituyu-shiga,

ukitui-shiga

Cause-effect

ukituyu-kutu,

ukitui-kutu

Prohibitive

ukituyu-na,

ukitui-na

Provisional conditional

ukituyu-ra

ukitui-ra

Questions

ukituyu-ga,

ukitui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ukituyabiyun,
ukituyabiin,

ukituibiyun,
ukituibiin

ukituyabitan,

ukituibitan

ukituyabiran,

ukituibiran

ukituyabirantan,

ukituibirantan

ATT

ukituyabiyuru,
ukituyabiiru,

ukituibiyuru,
ukituibiiru

ukituyabitaru,

ukituibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ukituyumi,

ukituimi

ukitutii

ukiturani

ukiturantii

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). うきとぅいん【受き取いん・受取いん】 : ukituin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8592/ukituin/.