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あちまいん【集まいん】

achimain

Pronunciation: [ʔat͡ɕimaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To gather

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あつまる【集まる・集る】 atsumaru "to gather".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji集まいん
Kanaあちまいん
Romanizationachimain
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔat͡ɕimaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: achimayun ~ achimain

 

 

achimayun,

achimain

achimatan

achimaran

achimarantan

achimayuru,

achimairu

achimataru

achimatoon

achimatootan

achimateewuran

achimateewurantan

achimatooru

achimatootaru

Causative

achimarasun

achimarachan

achimarasan

achimarasantan

achimarasuru

achimaracharu

Passive and Potential

achimarariyun,
achimarariin

achimararitan,
achimarattan

achimarariran,
achimararan

achimararirantan,
achimararatan

achimarariyuru,
achimarariiru

achimararitaru,
achimarattaru

Causative-Passive

achimarasariyun,
achimarasariin

achimarasaritan

achimarasariran

achimarasarirantan

achimarasariyuru,
achimarasariiru

achimarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

achimateen

achimateetan

achimateeneen

achimateeneentan

achimateeru

achimateetaru

achimatoochun

achimatoochan

achimateeukan

achimateeukantan

achimatoochuru

achimatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

achimar-

achimayun,

achimain

achimayuru,

achimairu

achimayu-,

achimai-

achimai

achimara

achimati

achimatai

achimari,
achimaree

achimaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

achimayuru haji,

achimairu haji

achimayuru gutu,

achimairu gutu

achimayuru mee,

achimairu mee

achimayuru qweeda, achimayuru-qweema,

achimairu qweeda, achimairu-qweema

achimayuru tami ni,

achimairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

achimati-kwimisooree

achimati-kwiin

achimati-neen

achimati-n

achimati-kara

achimati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

achimai-busan

achimai-busantan

achimai-bushikoo neen,

achimai-bushikoo neeran

achimai-bushikoo neentan,

achimai-bushikoo neerantan

achimai-busaru

achimai-busataru

Easy to...

achimai-yassan

achimai-yassantan

achimai-yashikoo neen,

achimai-yashikoo neeran

achimai-yashikoo neentan,

achimai-yashikoo neerantan

achimai-yassaru

achimai-yassataru

Hard to...

achimai-gurisan

achimai-gurisantan

achimai-gurikoo neen,

achimai-gurikoo neeran

achimai-gurikoo neentan,

achimai-gurikoo neerantan

achimai-gurisaru

achimai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

achimai-misheen,

achima-misheen

achimai-misheentan,

achima-misheentan

achimai-misooran,

achima-misooran

achimai-misoorantan,

achima-misoorantan

achimai-misheeru,

achima-misheeru

achimai-misheetaru,

achima-misheetaru,

achimai-misoocharu,

achima-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

achimai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

achimayu-tan,

achimai-tan

achimayu-shi,

achimai-shi

achimayu-shiga,

achimai-shiga

achimayu-kutu,

achimai-kutu

achimayu-na,

achimai-na

achimayu-ra

achimai-ra

achimayu-ga,

achimai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

achimayabiyun,
achimayabiin,

achimaibiyun,
achimaibiin

achimayabitan,

achimaibitan

achimayabiran,

achimaibiran

achimayabirantan,

achimaibirantan

achimayabiyuru,
achimayabiiru,

achimaibiyuru,
achimaibiiru

achimayabitaru,

achimaibitaru

achimayumi,

achimaimi

achimatii

achimarani

achimarantii

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:あつまる【集まる・集る】

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集まいん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 20). あちまいん【集まいん】 : achimain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6031/achimain/.