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うやまいん【敬いん】

uyamain

Pronunciation: [ʔujamaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. To honor; to honour; to respect

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うやまう【敬う】 uyamau "to honor".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji敬いん
Kanaうやまいん
Romanizationuyamain
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔujamaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: uyamayun ~ uyamain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

uyamayun,

uyamain

uyamatan

uyamaan,

uyamaran

uyamaantan,

uyamarantan

ATT

uyamayuru,

uyamairu

uyamataru

Progressive

PRED

uyamatoon

uyamatootan

uyamateewuran

uyamateewurantan

ATT

uyamatooru

uyamatootaru

Causative

PRED

uyamaasun

uyamaachan

uyamaasan

uyamaasantan

ATT

uyamaasuru

uyamaacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

uyamaariyun,
uyamaariin

uyamaaritan,
uyamaattan

uyamaariran,
uyamaaran

uyamaarirantan,
uyamaaratan

ATT

uyamaariyuru,
uyamaariiru

uyamaaritaru,
uyamaattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

uyamaasariyun,
uyamaasariin

uyamaasaritan

uyamaasariran

uyamaasarirantan

ATT

uyamaasariyuru,
uyamaasariiru

uyamaasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

uyamateen

uyamateetan

uyamateeneen

uyamateeneentan

ATT

uyamateeru

uyamateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

uyamatoochun

uyamatoochan

uyamateeukan

uyamateeukantan

ATT

uyamatoochuru

uyamatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

uyama-

Dictionary

uyamayun,

uyamain

Attributive or Adnominal

uyamayuru,

uyamairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

uyamayu-,

uyamai-

Adverbial

uyamai,

uyamee

Volitional-Presumptive

uyamara

Conjunctive

uyamati

Representative

uyamatai

Imperative

uyamari,
uyamaree

Conditional

uyamaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

uyamayuru haji,

uyamairu haji

So as to...

uyamayuru gutu,

uyamairu gutu

Before...

uyamayuru mee,

uyamairu mee

While...

uyamayuru qweeda, uyamayuru-qweema,

uyamairu qweeda, uyamairu-qweema

Purpose

uyamayuru tami ni,

uyamairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

uyamati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

uyamati-kwiin

Completive

uyamati-neen

Concessive conditional

uyamati-n

After...

uyamati-kara

After...

uyamati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

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

ATT

uyamai-busaru,

uyamee-busaru

uyamai-busataru,

uyamee-busataru

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

ATT

uyamai-yassaru,

uyamee-yassaru

uyamai-yassataru,

uyamee-yassataru

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

ATT

uyamai-gurisaru,

uyamee-gurisaru

uyamai-gurisataru,

uyamee-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

uyamai-misheen,

uyamee-misheen

uyamai-misheentan,

uyamee-misheentan

uyamai-misooran,

uyamee-misooran

uyamai-misoorantan,

uyamee-misoorantan

ATT

uyamai-misheeru,

uyamee-misheeru

uyamai-misheetaru,

uyamee-misheetaru,

uyamai-misoocharu,

uyamee-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

uyamai-gachii,

uyamee-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

uyamayu-tan,

uyamai-tan

Nominalizing

uyamayu-shi,

uyamai-shi

Concessive

uyamayu-shiga,

uyamai-shiga

Cause-effect

uyamayu-kutu,

uyamai-kutu

Prohibitive

uyamayu-na,

uyamai-na

Provisional conditional

uyamayu-raa

uyamai-raa

Questions

uyamayu-ga,

uyamai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

uyamayabiyun,
uyamayabiin,

uyamaibiyun,
uyamaibiin

uyamayabitan,

uyamaibitan

uyamayabiran,

uyamaibiran

uyamayabirantan,

uyamaibirantan

ATT

uyamayabiyuru,
uyamayabiiru,

uyamaibiyuru,
uyamaibiiru

uyamayabitaru,

uyamaibitaru

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 19). うやまいん【敬いん】 : uyamain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9060/uyamain/.