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ゆみうわいん【読み終わいん】 : yumiuwain | define meaning

yumiuwain

Pronunciation: [jumiuwaiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

To finish reading
1. ゆみうわたるすむち【読み終わたる書物】
  yumiuwataru sumuchi
  "The book that was read", "The book [he] had read"

Etymology

Derived from ゆみ【読み】 yumi, the nominal or linking form of the verb ゆむん【読むん】 yumun "to read"; and the verb うわいん【終わいん】 uwain "to finish". Cognate to the Japanese counterpart よみおえる【読み終える】 yomioeru "to finish reading".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	読み終わいん
Kana	ゆみうわいん
Romanization	yumiuwain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jumiuwaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **yumiuwayun** ~ **yumiuwain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	yumiuwayun, yumiuwain	yumiuwatan	yumiuwaran	yumiuwarantan
	ATT	yumiuwayuru, yumiuwairu	yumiuwataru
Progressive	PRED	yumiuwatoon	yumiuwatootan	yumiuwateewuran	yumiuwateewurantan
	ATT	yumiuwatooru	yumiuwatootaru
Causative	PRED	yumiuwarasun	yumiuwarachan	yumiuwarasan	yumiuwarasantan
	ATT	yumiuwarasuru	yumiuwaracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	yumiuwarariyun, yumiuwarariin	yumiuwararitan, yumiuwarattan	yumiuwarariran, yumiuwararan	yumiuwararirantan, yumiuwararatan
	ATT	yumiuwarariyuru, yumiuwarariiru	yumiuwararitaru, yumiuwarattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	yumiuwarasariyun, yumiuwarasariin	yumiuwarasaritan	yumiuwarasariran	yumiuwarasarirantan
	ATT	yumiuwarasariyuru, yumiuwarasariiru	yumiuwarasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	yumiuwateen	yumiuwateetan	yumiuwateeneen	yumiuwateeneentan
	ATT	yumiuwateeru	yumiuwateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	yumiuwatoochun	yumiuwatoochan	yumiuwateeukan	yumiuwateeukantan
	ATT	yumiuwatoochuru	yumiuwatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	yumiuwar-
Dictionary	yumiuwayun, yumiuwain
Attributive or Adnominal	yumiuwayuru, yumiuwairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	yumiuwayu-, yumiuwai-
Adverbial	yumiuwai
Volitional-Presumptive	yumiuwara
Conjunctive	yumiuwati
Representative	yumiuwatai
Imperative	yumiuwari, yumiuwaree
Conditional	yumiuwaree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	yumiuwayabiyun, yumiuwayabiin, yumiuwaibiyun, yumiuwaibiin	yumiuwayabitan, yumiuwaibitan	yumiuwayabiran, yumiuwaibiran	yumiuwayabirantan, yumiuwaibirantan
Polite	ATT	yumiuwayabiyuru, yumiuwayabiiru, yumiuwaibiyuru, yumiuwaibiiru	yumiuwayabitaru, yumiuwaibitaru	yumiuwayabiran, yumiuwaibiran	yumiuwayabirantan, yumiuwaibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	yumiuwayumi, yumiuwaimi	yumiuwatii	yumiuwarani	yumiuwarantii

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. (2016, October 2). ゆみうわいん【読み終わいん】 : yumiuwain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/648/yumiuwain/.