🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
のーいん【似合いん】 : nooin | define meaning
nooin
Pronunciation: [noːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Intransitive
- To suit; to match; to go well together
- To be just right; to be appropriate
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese にあう【似合う】 niau "to suit".
Notes
Variants:
のーいん nooin
におーいん niooin
なわいん nawain
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 似合いん |
| Kana | のーいん |
| Romanization | nooin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [noːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nooyun, nooin |
nootan |
nooran |
noorantan |
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ATT |
nooyuru, nooiru |
nootaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nootoon |
nootootan |
nooteewuran |
nooteewurantan |
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ATT |
nootooru |
nootootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
noorasun |
noorachan |
noorasan |
noorasantan |
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ATT |
noorasuru |
nooracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
noorariyun, |
nooraritan, |
noorariran, |
noorarirantan, |
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ATT |
noorariyuru, |
nooraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
noorasariyun, |
noorasaritan |
noorasariran |
noorasarirantan |
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ATT |
noorasariyuru, |
noorasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nooteen |
nooteetan |
nooteeneen |
nooteeneentan |
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ATT |
nooteeru |
nooteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nootoochun |
nootoochan |
nooteeukan |
nooteeukantan |
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ATT |
nootoochuru |
nootoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
noor- |
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Dictionary |
nooyun, nooin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nooyuru, nooiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nooyu-, nooi- |
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Adverbial |
nooi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
noora |
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Conjunctive |
nooti |
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Representative |
nootai |
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Imperative |
noori, |
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Conditional |
nooree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nooyuru haji, nooiru haji |
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So as to... |
nooyuru gutu, nooiru gutu |
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Before... |
nooyuru mee, nooiru mee |
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While... |
nooyuru qweeda, nooyuru-qweema, nooiru qweeda, nooiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nooyuru tami ni, nooiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nooti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nooti-kwiin |
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Completive |
nooti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nooti-n |
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After... |
nooti-kara |
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After... |
nooti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nooi-busan |
nooi-busantan |
nooi-bushikoo neen, nooi-bushikoo neeran |
nooi-bushikoo neentan, nooi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooi-busaru |
nooi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nooi-yassan |
nooi-yassantan |
nooi-yashikoo neen, nooi-yashikoo neeran |
nooi-yashikoo neentan, nooi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooi-yassaru |
nooi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nooi-gurisan |
nooi-gurisantan |
nooi-gurikoo neen, nooi-gurikoo neeran |
nooi-gurikoo neentan, nooi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nooi-gurisaru |
nooi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nooi-misheen, noo-misheen |
nooi-misheentan, noo-misheentan |
nooi-misooran, noo-misooran |
nooi-misoorantan, noo-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nooi-misheeru, noo-misheeru |
nooi-misheetaru, noo-misheetaru, nooi-misoocharu, noo-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nooi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nooyu-tan, nooi-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nooyu-shi, nooi-shi |
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Concessive |
nooyu-shiga, nooi-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nooyu-kutu, nooi-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nooyu-na, nooi-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nooyu-ra nooi-ra |
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Questions |
nooyu-ga, nooi-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nooyabiyun, nooibiyun, |
nooyabitan, nooibitan |
nooyabiran, nooibiran |
nooyabirantan, nooibirantan |
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ATT |
nooyabiyuru, nooibiyuru, |
nooyabitaru, nooibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nooyumi, nooimi |
nootii |
noorani |
noorantii |
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：にあう【似合う・似あう】、つりあう【釣り合う・つり合う・釣合う】、ちょうどよい【ちょうど良い・丁度良い・丁度よい】