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ふりーん【惚りーん】 : furiin | define meaning

furiin

Pronunciation: [ɸuɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Intransitive

To fall in love
1. ゐなぐんかいふりーん【女んかい惚りーん】
  winagu nkai furiin
  "To fall in love with a woman"
To be captivated by; to be fascinated by; to be enchanted by; to be engrossed in

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ほれる【惚れる】 horeru "to fall in love".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	惚りーん
Kana	ふりーん
Romanization	furiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸuɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **furiyun** ~ **furiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	furiyun, furiin	furitan	furiran	furirantan
	ATT	furiyuru, furiiru	furitaru
Progressive	PRED	furitoon	furitootan	furiteewuran	furiteewurantan
	ATT	furitooru	furitootaru
Causative	PRED	furirasun	furirachan	furirasan	furirasantan
	ATT	furirasuru	furiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	furirariyun, furirariin	furiraritan, furirattan	furirariran, furiraran	furirarirantan, furiraratan
	ATT	furirariyuru, furirariiru	furiraritaru, furirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	furirasariyun, furirasariin	furirasaritan	furirasariran	furirasarirantan
	ATT	furirasariyuru, furirasariiru	furirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	furiteen	furiteetan	furiteeneen	furiteeneentan
	ATT	furiteeru	furiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	furitoochun	furitoochan	furiteeukan	furiteeukantan
	ATT	furitoochuru	furitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	furir-
Dictionary	furiyun, furiin
Attributive or Adnominal	furiyuru, furiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	furiyu-, furii-
Adverbial	furii
Volitional-Presumptive	furira
Conjunctive	furiti
Representative	furitai
Imperative	furiri, furiree
Conditional	furiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	furiyuru haji, furiiru haji
So as to...	furiyuru gutu, furiiru gutu
Before...	furiyuru mee, furiiru mee
While...	furiyuru qweeda, furiyuru-qweema, furiiru qweeda, furiiru-qweema
Purpose	furiyuru tami ni, furiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	furiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	furiti-kwiin
Completive	furiti-neen
Concessive conditional	furiti-n
After...	furiti-kara
After...	furiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	furii-busan	furii-busantan	furii-bushikoo neen, furii-bushikoo neeran	furii-bushikoo neentan, furii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	furii-busaru	furii-busataru	furii-bushikoo neen, furii-bushikoo neeran	furii-bushikoo neentan, furii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	furii-yassan	furii-yassantan	furii-yashikoo neen, furii-yashikoo neeran	furii-yashikoo neentan, furii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	furii-yassaru	furii-yassataru	furii-yashikoo neen, furii-yashikoo neeran	furii-yashikoo neentan, furii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	furii-gurisan	furii-gurisantan	furii-gurikoo neen, furii-gurikoo neeran	furii-gurikoo neentan, furii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	furii-gurisaru	furii-gurisataru	furii-gurikoo neen, furii-gurikoo neeran	furii-gurikoo neentan, furii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	furii-misheen, furi-misheen	furii-misheentan, furi-misheentan	furii-misooran, furi-misooran	furii-misoorantan, furi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	furii-misheeru, furi-misheeru	furii-misheetaru, furi-misheetaru, furii-misoocharu, furi-misoocharu	furii-misooran, furi-misooran	furii-misoorantan, furi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	furii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	furiyu-tan, furii-tan
Nominalizing	furiyu-shi, furii-shi
Concessive	furiyu-shiga, furii-shiga
Cause-effect	furiyu-kutu, furii-kutu
Prohibitive	furiyu-na, furii-na
Provisional conditional	furiyu-ra furii-ra
Questions	furiyu-ga, furii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	furiyabiyun, furiyabiin, furiibiyun, furiibiin	furiyabitan, furiibitan	furiyabiran, furiibiran	furiyabirantan, furiibirantan
Polite	ATT	furiyabiyuru, furiyabiiru, furiibiyuru, furiibiiru	furiyabitaru, furiibitaru	furiyabiran, furiibiran	furiyabirantan, furiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	furiyumi, furiimi	furitii	furirani	furirantii

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, September 15). ふりーん【惚りーん】 : furiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9147/furiin/.