🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うやまいん【敬いん】 : uyamain | define meaning
uyamain
Pronunciation: [ʔujamaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Transitive
- To honor; to honour; to respect
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うやまう【敬う】 uyamau "to honor".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 敬いん |
| Kana | うやまいん |
| Romanization | uyamain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔujamaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
uyamayun, uyamain |
uyamatan |
uyamaan, uyamaran |
uyamaantan, uyamarantan |
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ATT |
uyamayuru, uyamairu |
uyamataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
uyamatoon |
uyamatootan |
uyamateewuran |
uyamateewurantan |
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ATT |
uyamatooru |
uyamatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
uyamaasun |
uyamaachan |
uyamaasan |
uyamaasantan |
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ATT |
uyamaasuru |
uyamaacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
uyamaariyun, |
uyamaaritan, |
uyamaariran, |
uyamaarirantan, |
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ATT |
uyamaariyuru, |
uyamaaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
uyamaasariyun, |
uyamaasaritan |
uyamaasariran |
uyamaasarirantan |
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ATT |
uyamaasariyuru, |
uyamaasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
uyamateen |
uyamateetan |
uyamateeneen |
uyamateeneentan |
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ATT |
uyamateeru |
uyamateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
uyamatoochun |
uyamatoochan |
uyamateeukan |
uyamateeukantan |
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ATT |
uyamatoochuru |
uyamatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
uyama- |
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Dictionary |
uyamayun, uyamain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
uyamayuru, uyamairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
uyamayu-, uyamai- |
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Adverbial |
uyamai, uyamee |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
uyamara |
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Conjunctive |
uyamati |
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Representative |
uyamatai |
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Imperative |
uyamari, |
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Conditional |
uyamaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
uyamayuru haji, uyamairu haji |
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So as to... |
uyamayuru gutu, uyamairu gutu |
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Before... |
uyamayuru mee, uyamairu mee |
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While... |
uyamayuru qweeda, uyamayuru-qweema, uyamairu qweeda, uyamairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
uyamayuru tami ni, uyamairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
uyamati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
uyamati-kwiin |
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Completive |
uyamati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
uyamati-n |
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After... |
uyamati-kara |
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After... |
uyamati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
uyamai-busan, uyamee-busan |
uyamai-busantan, uyamee-busantan |
uyamai-bushikoo neen, uyamee-bushikoo neen, uyamai-bushikoo neeran uyamee-bushikoo neeran |
uyamai-bushikoo neentan, uyamee-bushikoo neentan, uyamai-bushikoo neerantan uyamee-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uyamai-busaru, uyamee-busaru |
uyamai-busataru, uyamee-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
uyamai-yassan, uyamee-yassan |
uyamai-yassantan, uyamee-yassantan |
uyamai-yashikoo neen, uyamee-yashikoo neen, uyamai-yashikoo neeran, uyamee-yashikoo neeran |
uyamai-yashikoo neentan, uyamee-yashikoo neentan, uyamai-yashikoo neerantan, uyamee-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uyamai-yassaru, uyamee-yassaru |
uyamai-yassataru, uyamee-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
uyamai-gurisan, uyamee-gurisan |
uyamai-gurisantan, uyamee-gurisantan |
uyamai-gurikoo neen, uyamee-gurikoo neen, uyamai-gurikoo neeran, uyamee-gurikoo neeran |
uyamai-gurikoo neentan, uyamee-gurikoo neentan, uyamai-gurikoo neerantan, uyamee-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
uyamai-gurisaru, uyamee-gurisaru |
uyamai-gurisataru, uyamee-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
uyamai-misheen, uyamee-misheen |
uyamai-misheentan, uyamee-misheentan |
uyamai-misooran, uyamee-misooran |
uyamai-misoorantan, uyamee-misoorantan |
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ATT |
uyamai-misheeru, uyamee-misheeru |
uyamai-misheetaru, uyamee-misheetaru, uyamai-misoocharu, uyamee-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
uyamai-gachii, uyamee-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
uyamayu-tan, uyamai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
uyamayu-shi, uyamai-shi |
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Concessive |
uyamayu-shiga, uyamai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
uyamayu-kutu, uyamai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
uyamayu-na, uyamai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
uyamayu-raa uyamai-raa |
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Questions |
uyamayu-ga, uyamai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
uyamayabiyun, uyamaibiyun, |
uyamayabitan, uyamaibitan |
uyamayabiran, uyamaibiran |
uyamayabirantan, uyamaibirantan |
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ATT |
uyamayabiyuru, uyamaibiyuru, |
uyamayabitaru, uyamaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
uyamayumi, uyamaimi |
uyamatii |
uyamaani |
uyamaantii |
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:うやまう【敬う】