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ぬらいん

nurain

Pronunciation: [nuɾaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To scold

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OrthographyForm
Kanaぬらいん
Romanizationnurain
Pronunciation (IPA)[nuɾaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: nurayun ~ nurain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

nurayun,

nurain

nuratan

nuraan,

nuraran

nuraantan,

nurarantan

ATT

nurayuru,

nurairu

nurataru

Progressive

PRED

nuratoon

nuratootan

nurateewuran

nurateewurantan

ATT

nuratooru

nuratootaru

Causative

PRED

nuraasun

nuraachan

nuraasan

nuraasantan

ATT

nuraasuru

nuraacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

nuraariyun,
nuraariin

nuraaritan,
nuraattan

nuraariran,
nuraaran

nuraarirantan,
nuraaratan

ATT

nuraariyuru,
nuraariiru

nuraaritaru,
nuraattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

nuraasariyun,
nuraasariin

nuraasaritan

nuraasariran

nuraasarirantan

ATT

nuraasariyuru,
nuraasariiru

nuraasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

nurateen

nurateetan

nurateeneen

nurateeneentan

ATT

nurateeru

nurateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

nuratoochun

nuratoochan

nurateeukan

nurateeukantan

ATT

nuratoochuru

nuratoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

nura-

Dictionary

nurayun,

nurain

Attributive or Adnominal

nurayuru,

nurairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

nurayu-,

nurai-

Adverbial

nurai,

nuree

Volitional-Presumptive

nurara

Conjunctive

nurati

Representative

nuratai

Imperative

nurari,
nuraree

Conditional

nuraree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

nurayuru haji,

nurairu haji

So as to...

nurayuru gutu,

nurairu gutu

Before...

nurayuru mee,

nurairu mee

While...

nurayuru qweeda, nurayuru-qweema,

nurairu qweeda, nurairu-qweema

Purpose

nurayuru tami ni,

nurairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

nurati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

nurati-kwiin

Completive

nurati-neen

Concessive conditional

nurati-n

After...

nurati-kara

After...

nurati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

nurai-busan,

nuree-busan

nurai-busantan,

nuree-busantan

nurai-bushikoo neen,

nuree-bushikoo neen,

nurai-bushikoo neeran

nuree-bushikoo neeran

nurai-bushikoo neentan,

nuree-bushikoo neentan,

nurai-bushikoo neerantan

nuree-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

nurai-busaru,

nuree-busaru

nurai-busataru,

nuree-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

nurai-yassan,

nuree-yassan

nurai-yassantan,

nuree-yassantan

nurai-yashikoo neen,

nuree-yashikoo neen,

nurai-yashikoo neeran,

nuree-yashikoo neeran

nurai-yashikoo neentan,

nuree-yashikoo neentan,

nurai-yashikoo neerantan,

nuree-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

nurai-yassaru,

nuree-yassaru

nurai-yassataru,

nuree-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

nurai-gurisan,

nuree-gurisan

nurai-gurisantan,

nuree-gurisantan

nurai-gurikoo neen,

nuree-gurikoo neen,

nurai-gurikoo neeran,

nuree-gurikoo neeran

nurai-gurikoo neentan,

nuree-gurikoo neentan,

nurai-gurikoo neerantan,

nuree-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

nurai-gurisaru,

nuree-gurisaru

nurai-gurisataru,

nuree-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

nurai-misheen,

nuree-misheen

nurai-misheentan,

nuree-misheentan

nurai-misooran,

nuree-misooran

nurai-misoorantan,

nuree-misoorantan

ATT

nurai-misheeru,

nuree-misheeru

nurai-misheetaru,

nuree-misheetaru,

nurai-misoocharu,

nuree-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

nurai-gachii,

nuree-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

nurayu-tan,

nurai-tan

Nominalizing

nurayu-shi,

nurai-shi

Concessive

nurayu-shiga,

nurai-shiga

Cause-effect

nurayu-kutu,

nurai-kutu

Prohibitive

nurayu-na,

nurai-na

Provisional conditional

nurayu-raa

nurai-raa

Questions

nurayu-ga,

nurai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

nurayabiyun,
nurayabiin,

nuraibiyun,
nuraibiin

nurayabitan,

nuraibitan

nurayabiran,

nuraibiran

nurayabirantan,

nuraibirantan

ATT

nurayabiyuru,
nurayabiiru,

nuraibiyuru,
nuraibiiru

nurayabitaru,

nuraibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

nurayumi,

nuraimi

nuratii

nuraani

nuraantii

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, June 3). ぬらいん : nurain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8820/nurain/.