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ゆーいん【結いん】 : yuuin | define meaning

yuuin

Pronunciation: [juːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To tie (one's hair); to do up; to braid
To tie; to bind

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ゆう【結う】 yuu "to tie (one's hair)" and its variant いう iu.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	結いん
Kana	ゆーいん
Romanization	yuuin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[juːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **yuuyun** ~ **yuuin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	yuuyun, yuuin	yuutan	yuuran	yuurantan
	ATT	yuuyuru, yuuiru	yuutaru
Progressive	PRED	yuutoon	yuutootan	yuuteewuran	yuuteewurantan
	ATT	yuutooru	yuutootaru
Causative	PRED	yuurasun	yuurachan	yuurasan	yuurasantan
	ATT	yuurasuru	yuuracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	yuurariyun, yuurariin	yuuraritan, yuurattan	yuurariran, yuuraran	yuurarirantan, yuuraratan
	ATT	yuurariyuru, yuurariiru	yuuraritaru, yuurattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	yuurasariyun, yuurasariin	yuurasaritan	yuurasariran	yuurasarirantan
	ATT	yuurasariyuru, yuurasariiru	yuurasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	yuuteen	yuuteetan	yuuteeneen	yuuteeneentan
	ATT	yuuteeru	yuuteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	yuutoochun	yuutoochan	yuuteeukan	yuuteeukantan
	ATT	yuutoochuru	yuutoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	yuur-
Dictionary	yuuyun, yuuin
Attributive or Adnominal	yuuyuru, yuuiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	yuuyu-, yuui-
Adverbial	yuui
Volitional-Presumptive	yuura
Conjunctive	yuuti
Representative	yuutai
Imperative	yuuri, yuuree
Conditional	yuuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	yuuyuru haji, yuuiru haji
So as to...	yuuyuru gutu, yuuiru gutu
Before...	yuuyuru mee, yuuiru mee
While...	yuuyuru qweeda, yuuyuru-qweema, yuuiru qweeda, yuuiru-qweema
Purpose	yuuyuru tami ni, yuuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	yuuti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	yuuti-kwiin
Completive	yuuti-neen
Concessive conditional	yuuti-n
After...	yuuti-kara
After...	yuuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	yuui-busan	yuui-busantan	yuui-bushikoo neen, yuui-bushikoo neeran	yuui-bushikoo neentan, yuui-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	yuui-busaru	yuui-busataru	yuui-bushikoo neen, yuui-bushikoo neeran	yuui-bushikoo neentan, yuui-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	yuui-yassan	yuui-yassantan	yuui-yashikoo neen, yuui-yashikoo neeran	yuui-yashikoo neentan, yuui-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	yuui-yassaru	yuui-yassataru	yuui-yashikoo neen, yuui-yashikoo neeran	yuui-yashikoo neentan, yuui-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	yuui-gurisan	yuui-gurisantan	yuui-gurikoo neen, yuui-gurikoo neeran	yuui-gurikoo neentan, yuui-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	yuui-gurisaru	yuui-gurisataru	yuui-gurikoo neen, yuui-gurikoo neeran	yuui-gurikoo neentan, yuui-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	yuui-misheen, yuu-misheen	yuui-misheentan, yuu-misheentan	yuui-misooran, yuu-misooran	yuui-misoorantan, yuu-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	yuui-misheeru, yuu-misheeru	yuui-misheetaru, yuu-misheetaru, yuui-misoocharu, yuu-misoocharu	yuui-misooran, yuu-misooran	yuui-misoorantan, yuu-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	yuui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	yuuyu-tan, yuui-tan
Nominalizing	yuuyu-shi, yuui-shi
Concessive	yuuyu-shiga, yuui-shiga
Cause-effect	yuuyu-kutu, yuui-kutu
Prohibitive	yuuyu-na, yuui-na
Provisional conditional	yuuyu-ra yuui-ra
Questions	yuuyu-ga, yuui-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	yuuyabiyun, yuuyabiin, yuuibiyun, yuuibiin	yuuyabitan, yuuibitan	yuuyabiran, yuuibiran	yuuyabirantan, yuuibirantan
Polite	ATT	yuuyabiyuru, yuuyabiiru, yuuibiyuru, yuuibiiru	yuuyabitaru, yuuibitaru	yuuyabiran, yuuibiran	yuuyabirantan, yuuibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	yuuyumi, yuuimi	yuutii	yuurani	yuurantii

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 20). ゆーいん【結いん】 : yuuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8950/yuuin/.