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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

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

achimayun,

achimain

achimatan

achimaran

achimarantan

ATT

achimayuru,

achimairu

achimataru

Progressive

PRED

achimatoon

achimatootan

achimateewuran

achimateewurantan

ATT

achimatooru

achimatootaru

Causative

PRED

achimarasun

achimarachan

achimarasan

achimarasantan

ATT

achimarasuru

achimaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

achimarariyun,
achimarariin

achimararitan,
achimarattan

achimarariran,
achimararan

achimararirantan,
achimararatan

ATT

achimarariyuru,
achimarariiru

achimararitaru,
achimarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

achimarasariyun,
achimarasariin

achimarasaritan

achimarasariran

achimarasarirantan

ATT

achimarasariyuru,
achimarasariiru

achimarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

achimateen

achimateetan

achimateeneen

achimateeneentan

ATT

achimateeru

achimateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

achimatoochun

achimatoochan

achimateeukan

achimateeukantan

ATT

achimatoochuru

achimatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

achimar-

Dictionary

achimayun,

achimain

Attributive or Adnominal

achimayuru,

achimairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

achimayu-,

achimai-

Adverbial

achimai

Volitional-Presumptive

achimara

Conjunctive

achimati

Representative

achimatai

Imperative

achimari,
achimaree

Conditional

achimaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

achimayuru haji,

achimairu haji

So as to...

achimayuru gutu,

achimairu gutu

Before...

achimayuru mee,

achimairu mee

While...

achimayuru qweeda, achimayuru-qweema,

achimairu qweeda, achimairu-qweema

Purpose

achimayuru tami ni,

achimairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

achimati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

achimati-kwiin

Completive

achimati-neen

Concessive conditional

achimati-n

After...

achimati-kara

After...

achimati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

achimai-busan

achimai-busantan

achimai-bushikoo neen,

achimai-bushikoo neeran

achimai-bushikoo neentan,

achimai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

achimai-busaru

achimai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

achimai-yassan

achimai-yassantan

achimai-yashikoo neen,

achimai-yashikoo neeran

achimai-yashikoo neentan,

achimai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

achimai-yassaru

achimai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

achimai-gurisan

achimai-gurisantan

achimai-gurikoo neen,

achimai-gurikoo neeran

achimai-gurikoo neentan,

achimai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

achimai-gurisaru

achimai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

achimai-misheen,

achima-misheen

achimai-misheentan,

achima-misheentan

achimai-misooran,

achima-misooran

achimai-misoorantan,

achima-misoorantan

ATT

achimai-misheeru,

achima-misheeru

achimai-misheetaru,

achima-misheetaru,

achimai-misoocharu,

achima-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

achimai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

achimayu-tan,

achimai-tan

Nominalizing

achimayu-shi,

achimai-shi

Concessive

achimayu-shiga,

achimai-shiga

Cause-effect

achimayu-kutu,

achimai-kutu

Prohibitive

achimayu-na,

achimai-na

Provisional conditional

achimayu-ra

achimai-ra

Questions

achimayu-ga,

achimai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

achimayabiyun,
achimayabiin,

achimaibiyun,
achimaibiin

achimayabitan,

achimaibitan

achimayabiran,

achimaibiran

achimayabirantan,

achimaibirantan

ATT

achimayabiyuru,
achimayabiiru,

achimaibiyuru,
achimaibiiru

achimayabitaru,

achimaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

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.

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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, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6031/achimain/.