🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

うらきーん : urakiin | define meaning

urakiin

Pronunciation: [ʔuɾakiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To soak in water; to immerse in water
To cleanse
To wet; to moisten

Etymology

Possibly related to standard Japanese うるける【潤ける】 urukeru "to get wet".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うらきーん
Romanization	urakiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔuɾakiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **urakiyun** ~ **urakiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	urakiyun, urakiin	urakitan	urakiran	urakirantan
	ATT	urakiyuru, urakiiru	urakitaru
Progressive	PRED	urakitoon	urakitootan	urakiteewuran	urakiteewurantan
	ATT	urakitooru	urakitootaru
Causative	PRED	urakirasun	urakirachan	urakirasan	urakirasantan
	ATT	urakirasuru	urakiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	urakirariyun, urakirariin	urakiraritan, urakirattan	urakirariran, urakiraran	urakirarirantan, urakiraratan
	ATT	urakirariyuru, urakirariiru	urakiraritaru, urakirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	urakirasariyun, urakirasariin	urakirasaritan	urakirasariran	urakirasarirantan
	ATT	urakirasariyuru, urakirasariiru	urakirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	urakiteen	urakiteetan	urakiteeneen	urakiteeneentan
	ATT	urakiteeru	urakiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	urakitoochun	urakitoochan	urakiteeukan	urakiteeukantan
	ATT	urakitoochuru	urakitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	urakir-
Dictionary	urakiyun, urakiin
Attributive or Adnominal	urakiyuru, urakiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	urakiyu-, urakii-
Adverbial	urakii
Volitional-Presumptive	urakira
Conjunctive	urakiti
Representative	urakitai
Imperative	urakiri, urakiree
Conditional	urakiree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	urakiyabiyun, urakiyabiin, urakiibiyun, urakiibiin	urakiyabitan, urakiibitan	urakiyabiran, urakiibiran	urakiyabirantan, urakiibirantan
Polite	ATT	urakiyabiyuru, urakiyabiiru, urakiibiyuru, urakiibiiru	urakiyabitaru, urakiibitaru	urakiyabiran, urakiibiran	urakiyabirantan, urakiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	urakiyumi, urakiimi	urakitii	urakirani	urakirantii

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：水に漬ける【水に浸ける】、みずにひたす【水に浸す】、きよめる【清める・浄める】、うるおす【潤す】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). うらきーん : urakiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8972/urakiin/.