🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くらびーん【比びーん・較びーん・競びーん】 : kurabiin | define meaning
kurabiin
Pronunciation: [kuɾabiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To line up; to arrange in a line
- To compare
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese くらべる【比べる・較べる・競べる】 kuraberu "to compare".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「くなへ」竝へるなり".
Notes
Variant:
くなびーん kunabiin
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 比びーん 較びーん 競びーん |
| Kana | くらびーん |
| Romanization | kurabiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kuɾabiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kurabiyun, kurabiin |
kurabitan |
kurabiran |
kurabirantan |
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ATT |
kurabiyuru, kurabiiru |
kurabitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kurabitoon |
kurabitootan |
kurabiteewuran |
kurabiteewurantan |
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ATT |
kurabitooru |
kurabitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kurabirasun |
kurabirachan |
kurabirasan |
kurabirasantan |
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ATT |
kurabirasuru |
kurabiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kurabirariyun, |
kurabiraritan, |
kurabirariran, |
kurabirarirantan, |
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ATT |
kurabirariyuru, |
kurabiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kurabirasariyun, |
kurabirasaritan |
kurabirasariran |
kurabirasarirantan |
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ATT |
kurabirasariyuru, |
kurabirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kurabiteen |
kurabiteetan |
kurabiteeneen |
kurabiteeneentan |
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ATT |
kurabiteeru |
kurabiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kurabitoochun |
kurabitoochan |
kurabiteeukan |
kurabiteeukantan |
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ATT |
kurabitoochuru |
kurabitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kurabir- |
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Dictionary |
kurabiyun, kurabiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kurabiyuru, kurabiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kurabiyu-, kurabii- |
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Adverbial |
kurabii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kurabira |
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Conjunctive |
kurabiti |
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Representative |
kurabitai |
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Imperative |
kurabiri, |
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Conditional |
kurabiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kurabiyuru haji, kurabiiru haji |
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So as to... |
kurabiyuru gutu, kurabiiru gutu |
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Before... |
kurabiyuru mee, kurabiiru mee |
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While... |
kurabiyuru qweeda, kurabiyuru-qweema, kurabiiru qweeda, kurabiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kurabiyuru tami ni, kurabiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kurabiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kurabiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
kurabiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kurabiti-n |
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After... |
kurabiti-kara |
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After... |
kurabiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kurabii-busan |
kurabii-busantan |
kurabii-bushikoo neen, kurabii-bushikoo neeran |
kurabii-bushikoo neentan, kurabii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kurabii-busaru |
kurabii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kurabii-yassan |
kurabii-yassantan |
kurabii-yashikoo neen, kurabii-yashikoo neeran |
kurabii-yashikoo neentan, kurabii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kurabii-yassaru |
kurabii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kurabii-gurisan |
kurabii-gurisantan |
kurabii-gurikoo neen, kurabii-gurikoo neeran |
kurabii-gurikoo neentan, kurabii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kurabii-gurisaru |
kurabii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kurabii-misheen, kurabi-misheen |
kurabii-misheentan, kurabi-misheentan |
kurabii-misooran, kurabi-misooran |
kurabii-misoorantan, kurabi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kurabii-misheeru, kurabi-misheeru |
kurabii-misheetaru, kurabi-misheetaru, kurabii-misoocharu, kurabi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kurabii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kurabiyu-tan, kurabii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kurabiyu-shi, kurabii-shi |
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Concessive |
kurabiyu-shiga, kurabii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kurabiyu-kutu, kurabii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kurabiyu-na, kurabii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kurabiyu-ra kurabii-ra |
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Questions |
kurabiyu-ga, kurabii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kurabiyabiyun, kurabiibiyun, |
kurabiyabitan, kurabiibitan |
kurabiyabiran, kurabiibiran |
kurabiyabirantan, kurabiibirantan |
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ATT |
kurabiyabiyuru, kurabiibiyuru, |
kurabiyabitaru, kurabiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kurabiyumi, kurabiimi |
kurabitii |
kurabirani |
kurabirantii |
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.
意味：ならべる【並べる・双べる・竝べる】、くらべる【比べる・較べる・競べる】