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やきーん【焼きーん・灼きーん・妬きーん】

yakiin

Pronunciation: [jakiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Intransitive

  1. To be burnt; to be roasted; to be cooked
  2. To be sunburnt

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese やける【焼ける・灼ける・妬ける】 yakeru "to be burnt".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji焼きーん
灼きーん
妬きーん
Kanaやきーん
Romanizationyakiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[jakiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: yakiyun ~ yakiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

yakiyun,

yakiin

yakitan

yakiran

yakirantan

ATT

yakiyuru,

yakiiru

yakitaru

Progressive

PRED

yakitoon

yakitootan

yakiteewuran

yakiteewurantan

ATT

yakitooru

yakitootaru

Causative

PRED

yakirasun

yakirachan

yakirasan

yakirasantan

ATT

yakirasuru

yakiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

yakirariyun,
yakirariin

yakiraritan,
yakirattan

yakirariran,
yakiraran

yakirarirantan,
yakiraratan

ATT

yakirariyuru,
yakirariiru

yakiraritaru,
yakirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

yakirasariyun,
yakirasariin

yakirasaritan

yakirasariran

yakirasarirantan

ATT

yakirasariyuru,
yakirasariiru

yakirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

yakiteen

yakiteetan

yakiteeneen

yakiteeneentan

ATT

yakiteeru

yakiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

yakitoochun

yakitoochan

yakiteeukan

yakiteeukantan

ATT

yakitoochuru

yakitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

yakir-

Dictionary

yakiyun,

yakiin

Attributive or Adnominal

yakiyuru,

yakiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

yakiyu-,

yakii-

Adverbial

yakii

Volitional-Presumptive

yakira

Conjunctive

yakiti

Representative

yakitai

Imperative

yakiri,
yakiree

Conditional

yakiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

yakiyuru haji,

yakiiru haji

So as to...

yakiyuru gutu,

yakiiru gutu

Before...

yakiyuru mee,

yakiiru mee

While...

yakiyuru qweeda, yakiyuru-qweema,

yakiiru qweeda, yakiiru-qweema

Purpose

yakiyuru tami ni,

yakiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

yakiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

yakiti-kwiin

Completive

yakiti-neen

Concessive conditional

yakiti-n

After...

yakiti-kara

After...

yakiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

yakii-busan

yakii-busantan

yakii-bushikoo neen,

yakii-bushikoo neeran

yakii-bushikoo neentan,

yakii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

yakii-busaru

yakii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

yakii-yassan

yakii-yassantan

yakii-yashikoo neen,

yakii-yashikoo neeran

yakii-yashikoo neentan,

yakii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

yakii-yassaru

yakii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

yakii-gurisan

yakii-gurisantan

yakii-gurikoo neen,

yakii-gurikoo neeran

yakii-gurikoo neentan,

yakii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

yakii-gurisaru

yakii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

yakii-misheen,

yaki-misheen

yakii-misheentan,

yaki-misheentan

yakii-misooran,

yaki-misooran

yakii-misoorantan,

yaki-misoorantan

ATT

yakii-misheeru,

yaki-misheeru

yakii-misheetaru,

yaki-misheetaru,

yakii-misoocharu,

yaki-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

yakii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

yakiyu-tan,

yakii-tan

Nominalizing

yakiyu-shi,

yakii-shi

Concessive

yakiyu-shiga,

yakii-shiga

Cause-effect

yakiyu-kutu,

yakii-kutu

Prohibitive

yakiyu-na,

yakii-na

Provisional conditional

yakiyu-ra

yakii-ra

Questions

yakiyu-ga,

yakii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

yakiyabiyun,
yakiyabiin,

yakiibiyun,
yakiibiin

yakiyabitan,

yakiibitan

yakiyabiran,

yakiibiran

yakiyabirantan,

yakiibirantan

ATT

yakiyabiyuru,
yakiyabiiru,

yakiibiyuru,
yakiibiiru

yakiyabitaru,

yakiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

yakiyumi,

yakiimi

yakitii

yakirani

yakirantii

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 7). やきーん【焼きーん・灼きーん・妬きーん】 : yakiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9025/yakiin/.