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たしきーん【助きーん】 : tashikiin | define meaning

tashikiin

Pronunciation: [taɕikiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To help; to save; to rescue

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たすける【助ける】 tasukeru "to help".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	助きーん
Kana	たしきーん
Romanization	tashikiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[taɕikiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **tashikiyun** ~ **tashikiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	tashikiyun, tashikiin	tashikitan	tashikiran	tashikirantan
	ATT	tashikiyuru, tashikiiru	tashikitaru
Progressive	PRED	tashikitoon	tashikitootan	tashikiteewuran	tashikiteewurantan
	ATT	tashikitooru	tashikitootaru
Causative	PRED	tashikirasun	tashikirachan	tashikirasan	tashikirasantan
	ATT	tashikirasuru	tashikiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	tashikirariyun, tashikirariin	tashikiraritan, tashikirattan	tashikirariran, tashikiraran	tashikirarirantan, tashikiraratan
	ATT	tashikirariyuru, tashikirariiru	tashikiraritaru, tashikirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	tashikirasariyun, tashikirasariin	tashikirasaritan	tashikirasariran	tashikirasarirantan
	ATT	tashikirasariyuru, tashikirasariiru	tashikirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	tashikiteen	tashikiteetan	tashikiteeneen	tashikiteeneentan
	ATT	tashikiteeru	tashikiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	tashikitoochun	tashikitoochan	tashikiteeukan	tashikiteeukantan
	ATT	tashikitoochuru	tashikitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	tashikir-
Dictionary	tashikiyun, tashikiin
Attributive or Adnominal	tashikiyuru, tashikiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	tashikiyu-, tashikii-
Adverbial	tashikii
Volitional-Presumptive	tashikira
Conjunctive	tashikiti
Representative	tashikitai
Imperative	tashikiri, tashikiree
Conditional	tashikiree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	tashikiyabiyun, tashikiyabiin, tashikiibiyun, tashikiibiin	tashikiyabitan, tashikiibitan	tashikiyabiran, tashikiibiran	tashikiyabirantan, tashikiibirantan
Polite	ATT	tashikiyabiyuru, tashikiyabiiru, tashikiibiyuru, tashikiibiiru	tashikiyabitaru, tashikiibitaru	tashikiyabiran, tashikiibiran	tashikiyabirantan, tashikiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	tashikiyumi, tashikiimi	tashikitii	tashikirani	tashikirantii

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 23). たしきーん【助きーん】 : tashikiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8998/tashikiin/.