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ぬいん【塗いん】

nuin

Pronunciation: [nuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To paint; to coat (with paint, with plaster)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ぬる【塗る】 nuru "to paint".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji塗いん
Kanaぬいん
Romanizationnuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[nuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: nuyun ~ nuin

 

 

nuyun,

nuin

nutan

nuran

nurantan

nuyuru,

nuiru

nutaru

nutoon

nutootan

nuteewuran

nuteewurantan

nutooru

nutootaru

Causative

nurasun

nurachan

nurasan

nurasantan

nurasuru

nuracharu

Passive and Potential

nurariyun,
nurariin

nuraritan,
nurattan

nurariran,
nuraran

nurarirantan,
nuraratan

nurariyuru,
nurariiru

nuraritaru,
nurattaru

Causative-Passive

nurasariyun,
nurasariin

nurasaritan

nurasariran

nurasarirantan

nurasariyuru,
nurasariiru

nurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

nuteen

nuteetan

nuteeneen

nuteeneentan

nuteeru

nuteetaru

nutoochun

nutoochan

nuteeukan

nuteeukantan

nutoochuru

nutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

nur-

nuyun,

nuin

nuyuru,

nuiru

nuyu-,

nui-

nui

nura

nuti

nutai

nuri,
nuree

nuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

nuyuru haji,

nuiru haji

nuyuru gutu,

nuiru gutu

nuyuru mee,

nuiru mee

nuyuru qweeda, nuyuru-qweema,

nuiru qweeda, nuiru-qweema

nuyuru tami ni,

nuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

nuti-kwimisooree

nuti-kwiin

nuti-neen

nuti-n

nuti-kara

nuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

nui-busan

nui-busantan

nui-bushikoo neen,

nui-bushikoo neeran

nui-bushikoo neentan,

nui-bushikoo neerantan

nui-busaru

nui-busataru

Easy to...

nui-yassan

nui-yassantan

nui-yashikoo neen,

nui-yashikoo neeran

nui-yashikoo neentan,

nui-yashikoo neerantan

nui-yassaru

nui-yassataru

Hard to...

nui-gurisan

nui-gurisantan

nui-gurikoo neen,

nui-gurikoo neeran

nui-gurikoo neentan,

nui-gurikoo neerantan

nui-gurisaru

nui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

nui-misheen,

nu-misheen

nui-misheentan,

nu-misheentan

nui-misooran,

nu-misooran

nui-misoorantan,

nu-misoorantan

nui-misheeru,

nu-misheeru

nui-misheetaru,

nu-misheetaru,

nui-misoocharu,

nu-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

nui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

nuyu-tan,

nui-tan

nuyu-shi,

nui-shi

nuyu-shiga,

nui-shiga

nuyu-kutu,

nui-kutu

nuyu-na,

nui-na

nuyu-ra

nui-ra

nuyu-ga,

nui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

nuyabiyun,
nuyabiin,

nuibiyun,
nuibiin

nuyabitan,

nuibitan

nuyabiran,

nuibiran

nuyabirantan,

nuibirantan

nuyabiyuru,
nuyabiiru,

nuibiyuru,
nuibiiru

nuyabitaru,

nuibitaru

nuyumi,

nuimi

nutii

nurani

nurantii

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:ぬる【塗る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 6). ぬいん【塗いん】 : nuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6500/nuin/.