🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ばちくゎいん・ばちくぁいん : bachi kwain | define meaning
bachi kwain
Pronunciation: [bat͡ɕikʷaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be lucky; to be fortunate; to be right on the mark; to hit the mark
- To have a good time; to have a wonderful experience
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | ばちくゎいん ばちくぁいん |
| New Okinawa Moji | ばち彩いん |
| Romanization | bachi kwain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [bat͡ɕikʷaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
bachi kwayun, bachi kwain |
bachi kwatan |
bachi kwaan |
bachi kwaantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwayuru, bachi kwairu |
bachi kwataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
bachi kwatoon |
bachi kwatootan |
bachi kwateewuran |
bachi kwateewurantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwatooru |
bachi kwatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
bachi kwaasun |
bachi kwaachan |
bachi kwaasan |
bachi kwaasantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwaasuru |
bachi kwaacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
bachi kwaariyun, |
bachi kwaaritan, |
bachi kwaariran, |
bachi kwaarirantan, |
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ATT |
bachi kwaariyuru, |
bachi kwaaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
bachi kwaasariyun, |
bachi kwaasaritan |
bachi kwaasariran |
bachi kwaasarirantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwaasariyuru, |
bachi kwaasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
bachi kwateen |
bachi kwateetan |
bachi kwateeneen |
bachi kwateeneentan |
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ATT |
bachi kwateeru |
bachi kwateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
bachi kwatoochun |
bachi kwatoochan |
bachi kwateeukan |
bachi kwateeukantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwatoochuru |
bachi kwatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
bachi kwa- |
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Dictionary |
bachi kwayun, bachi kwain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
bachi kwayuru, bachi kwairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
bachi kwayu-, bachi kwai- |
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Adverbial |
bachi kwai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
bachi kwara |
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Conjunctive |
bachi kwati |
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Representative |
bachi kwatai |
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Imperative |
bachi kwari, |
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Conditional |
bachi kwaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
bachi kwayuru haji, bachi kwairu haji |
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So as to... |
bachi kwayuru gutu, bachi kwairu gutu |
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Before... |
bachi kwayuru mee, bachi kwairu mee |
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While... |
bachi kwayuru qweeda, bachi kwayuru-qweema, bachi kwairu qweeda, bachi kwairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
bachi kwayuru tami ni, bachi kwairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
bachi kwati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
bachi kwati-kwiin |
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Completive |
bachi kwati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
bachi kwati-n |
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After... |
bachi kwati-kara |
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After... |
bachi kwati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
bachi kwai-busan |
bachi kwai-busantan |
bachi kwai-bushikoo neen, bachi kwai-bushikoo neeran |
bachi kwai-bushikoo neentan, bachi kwai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwai-busaru |
bachi kwai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
bachi kwai-yassan |
bachi kwai-yassantan |
bachi kwai-yashikoo neen, bachi kwai-yashikoo neeran |
bachi kwai-yashikoo neentan, bachi kwai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwai-yassaru |
bachi kwai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
bachi kwai-gurisan |
bachi kwai-gurisantan |
bachi kwai-gurikoo neen, bachi kwai-gurikoo neeran |
bachi kwai-gurikoo neentan, bachi kwai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwai-gurisaru |
bachi kwai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
bachi kwai-misheen |
bachi kwai-misheentan |
bachi kwai-misooran |
bachi kwai-misoorantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwai-misheeru |
bachi kwai-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
bachi kwai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
bachi kwayu-tan, bachi kwai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
bachi kwayu-shi, bachi kwai-shi |
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Concessive |
bachi kwayu-shiga, bachi kwai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
bachi kwayu-kutu, bachi kwai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
bachi kwayu-na, bachi kwai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
bachi kwayu-raa bachi kwai-raa |
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Questions |
bachi kwayu-ga, bachi kwai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
bachi kwayabiyun, bachi kwaibiyun, |
bachi kwayabitan, bachi kwaibitan |
bachi kwayabiran, bachi kwaibiran |
bachi kwayabirantan, bachi kwaibirantan |
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ATT |
bachi kwayabiyuru, bachi kwaibiyuru, |
bachi kwayabitaru, bachi kwaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
bachi kwayumi, bachi kwaimi |
bachi kwatii |
bachi kwaani |
bachi kwaantii |
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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