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ふぎーん

fugiin

Pronunciation: [ɸuɡiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Intransitive

  1. (Said of a hole) To form; to appear
    1. みーふぎーん
      mii fugiin
      "A hole has formed"

Etymology

Cognate with Kyushu ほげる hogeru; Kagoshima ほぐる hoguru, ほぐい hogui and ほぐっ hoguq; Okinawan ふぎゆん fugiyun and ふぎーん fugiin; and Yaeyama (Hatoma) ふぎるん fugirun and ふぐん fugun "to form (a hole)".

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OrthographyForm
Kanaふぎーん
Romanizationfugiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸuɡiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: fugiyun ~ fugiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

fugiyun,

fugiin

fugitan

fugiran

fugirantan

ATT

fugiyuru,

fugiiru

fugitaru

Progressive

PRED

fugitoon

fugitootan

fugiteewuran

fugiteewurantan

ATT

fugitooru

fugitootaru

Causative

PRED

fugirasun

fugirachan

fugirasan

fugirasantan

ATT

fugirasuru

fugiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

fugirariyun,
fugirariin

fugiraritan,
fugirattan

fugirariran,
fugiraran

fugirarirantan,
fugiraratan

ATT

fugirariyuru,
fugirariiru

fugiraritaru,
fugirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

fugirasariyun,
fugirasariin

fugirasaritan

fugirasariran

fugirasarirantan

ATT

fugirasariyuru,
fugirasariiru

fugirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

fugiteen

fugiteetan

fugiteeneen

fugiteeneentan

ATT

fugiteeru

fugiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

fugitoochun

fugitoochan

fugiteeukan

fugiteeukantan

ATT

fugitoochuru

fugitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

fugir-

Dictionary

fugiyun,

fugiin

Attributive or Adnominal

fugiyuru,

fugiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

fugiyu-,

fugii-

Adverbial

fugii

Volitional-Presumptive

fugira

Conjunctive

fugiti

Representative

fugitai

Imperative

fugiri,
fugiree

Conditional

fugiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

fugiyuru haji,

fugiiru haji

So as to...

fugiyuru gutu,

fugiiru gutu

Before...

fugiyuru mee,

fugiiru mee

While...

fugiyuru qweeda, fugiyuru-qweema,

fugiiru qweeda, fugiiru-qweema

Purpose

fugiyuru tami ni,

fugiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

fugiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

fugiti-kwiin

Completive

fugiti-neen

Concessive conditional

fugiti-n

After...

fugiti-kara

After...

fugiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

fugii-busan

fugii-busantan

fugii-bushikoo neen,

fugii-bushikoo neeran

fugii-bushikoo neentan,

fugii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

fugii-busaru

fugii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

fugii-yassan

fugii-yassantan

fugii-yashikoo neen,

fugii-yashikoo neeran

fugii-yashikoo neentan,

fugii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

fugii-yassaru

fugii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

fugii-gurisan

fugii-gurisantan

fugii-gurikoo neen,

fugii-gurikoo neeran

fugii-gurikoo neentan,

fugii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

fugii-gurisaru

fugii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

fugii-misheen,

fugi-misheen

fugii-misheentan,

fugi-misheentan

fugii-misooran,

fugi-misooran

fugii-misoorantan,

fugi-misoorantan

ATT

fugii-misheeru,

fugi-misheeru

fugii-misheetaru,

fugi-misheetaru,

fugii-misoocharu,

fugi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

fugii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

fugiyu-tan,

fugii-tan

Nominalizing

fugiyu-shi,

fugii-shi

Concessive

fugiyu-shiga,

fugii-shiga

Cause-effect

fugiyu-kutu,

fugii-kutu

Prohibitive

fugiyu-na,

fugii-na

Provisional conditional

fugiyu-ra

fugii-ra

Questions

fugiyu-ga,

fugii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

fugiyabiyun,
fugiyabiin,

fugiibiyun,
fugiibiin

fugiyabitan,

fugiibitan

fugiyabiran,

fugiibiran

fugiyabirantan,

fugiibirantan

ATT

fugiyabiyuru,
fugiyabiiru,

fugiibiyuru,
fugiibiiru

fugiyabitaru,

fugiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

fugiyumi,

fugiimi

fugitii

fugirani

fugirantii

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, July 4). ふぎーん : fugiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9023/fugiin/.