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たぐいん【手繰いん】

taguin

Pronunciation: [taɡuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. To pull in (a rope); to reel in; to draw in

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たぐる【手繰る】 taguru "to pull in".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji手繰いん
Kanaたぐいん
Romanizationtaguin
Pronunciation (IPA)[taɡuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: taguyun ~ taguin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

taguyun,

taguin

tagutan

taguran

tagurantan

ATT

taguyuru,

taguiru

tagutaru

Progressive

PRED

tagutoon

tagutootan

taguteewuran

taguteewurantan

ATT

tagutooru

tagutootaru

Causative

PRED

tagurasun

tagurachan

tagurasan

tagurasantan

ATT

tagurasuru

taguracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tagurariyun,
tagurariin

taguraritan,
tagurattan

tagurariran,
taguraran

tagurarirantan,
taguraratan

ATT

tagurariyuru,
tagurariiru

taguraritaru,
tagurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tagurasariyun,
tagurasariin

tagurasaritan

tagurasariran

tagurasarirantan

ATT

tagurasariyuru,
tagurasariiru

tagurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

taguteen

taguteetan

taguteeneen

taguteeneentan

ATT

taguteeru

taguteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tagutoochun

tagutoochan

taguteeukan

taguteeukantan

ATT

tagutoochuru

tagutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tagur-

Dictionary

taguyun,

taguin

Attributive or Adnominal

taguyuru,

taguiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

taguyu-,

tagui-

Adverbial

tagui

Volitional-Presumptive

tagura

Conjunctive

taguti

Representative

tagutai

Imperative

taguri,
taguree

Conditional

taguree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

taguyuru haji,

taguiru haji

So as to...

taguyuru gutu,

taguiru gutu

Before...

taguyuru mee,

taguiru mee

While...

taguyuru qweeda, taguyuru-qweema,

taguiru qweeda, taguiru-qweema

Purpose

taguyuru tami ni,

taguiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

taguti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

taguti-kwiin

Completive

taguti-neen

Concessive conditional

taguti-n

After...

taguti-kara

After...

taguti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tagui-busan

tagui-busantan

tagui-bushikoo neen,

tagui-bushikoo neeran

tagui-bushikoo neentan,

tagui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tagui-busaru

tagui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tagui-yassan

tagui-yassantan

tagui-yashikoo neen,

tagui-yashikoo neeran

tagui-yashikoo neentan,

tagui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tagui-yassaru

tagui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tagui-gurisan

tagui-gurisantan

tagui-gurikoo neen,

tagui-gurikoo neeran

tagui-gurikoo neentan,

tagui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tagui-gurisaru

tagui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tagui-misheen,

tagu-misheen

tagui-misheentan,

tagu-misheentan

tagui-misooran,

tagu-misooran

tagui-misoorantan,

tagu-misoorantan

ATT

tagui-misheeru,

tagu-misheeru

tagui-misheetaru,

tagu-misheetaru,

tagui-misoocharu,

tagu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tagui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

taguyu-tan,

tagui-tan

Nominalizing

taguyu-shi,

tagui-shi

Concessive

taguyu-shiga,

tagui-shiga

Cause-effect

taguyu-kutu,

tagui-kutu

Prohibitive

taguyu-na,

tagui-na

Provisional conditional

taguyu-ra

tagui-ra

Questions

taguyu-ga,

tagui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

taguyabiyun,
taguyabiin,

taguibiyun,
taguibiin

taguyabitan,

taguibitan

taguyabiran,

taguibiran

taguyabirantan,

taguibirantan

ATT

taguyabiyuru,
taguyabiiru,

taguibiyuru,
taguibiiru

taguyabitaru,

taguibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

taguyumi,

taguimi

tagutii

tagurani

tagurantii

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 16). たぐいん【手繰いん】 : taguin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9053/taguin/.