🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅるばいん : turubain | define meaning
turubain
Pronunciation: [tuɾubaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be absent-minded; to be aimless; to be careless
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | とぅるばいん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢るばいん |
| Romanization | turubain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tuɾubaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
turubayun, turubain |
turubatan |
turubaran |
turubarantan |
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ATT |
turubayuru, turubairu |
turubataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
turubatoon |
turubatootan |
turubateewuran |
turubateewurantan |
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ATT |
turubatooru |
turubatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
turubarasun |
turubarachan |
turubarasan |
turubarasantan |
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ATT |
turubarasuru |
turubaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
turubarariyun, |
turubararitan, |
turubarariran, |
turubararirantan, |
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ATT |
turubarariyuru, |
turubararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
turubarasariyun, |
turubarasaritan |
turubarasariran |
turubarasarirantan |
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ATT |
turubarasariyuru, |
turubarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
turubateen |
turubateetan |
turubateeneen |
turubateeneentan |
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ATT |
turubateeru |
turubateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
turubatoochun |
turubatoochan |
turubateeukan |
turubateeukantan |
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ATT |
turubatoochuru |
turubatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
turubar- |
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Dictionary |
turubayun, turubain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
turubayuru, turubairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
turubayu-, turubai- |
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Adverbial |
turubai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
turubara |
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Conjunctive |
turubati |
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Representative |
turubatai |
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Imperative |
turubari, |
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Conditional |
turubaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
turubayuru haji, turubairu haji |
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So as to... |
turubayuru gutu, turubairu gutu |
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Before... |
turubayuru mee, turubairu mee |
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While... |
turubayuru qweeda, turubayuru-qweema, turubairu qweeda, turubairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
turubayuru tami ni, turubairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
turubati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
turubati-kwiin |
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Completive |
turubati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
turubati-n |
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After... |
turubati-kara |
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After... |
turubati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
turubai-busan |
turubai-busantan |
turubai-bushikoo neen, turubai-bushikoo neeran |
turubai-bushikoo neentan, turubai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
turubai-busaru |
turubai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
turubai-yassan |
turubai-yassantan |
turubai-yashikoo neen, turubai-yashikoo neeran |
turubai-yashikoo neentan, turubai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
turubai-yassaru |
turubai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
turubai-gurisan |
turubai-gurisantan |
turubai-gurikoo neen, turubai-gurikoo neeran |
turubai-gurikoo neentan, turubai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
turubai-gurisaru |
turubai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
turubai-misheen, turuba-misheen |
turubai-misheentan, turuba-misheentan |
turubai-misooran, turuba-misooran |
turubai-misoorantan, turuba-misoorantan |
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ATT |
turubai-misheeru, turuba-misheeru |
turubai-misheetaru, turuba-misheetaru, turubai-misoocharu, turuba-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
turubai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
turubayu-tan, turubai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
turubayu-shi, turubai-shi |
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Concessive |
turubayu-shiga, turubai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
turubayu-kutu, turubai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
turubayu-na, turubai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
turubayu-ra turubai-ra |
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Questions |
turubayu-ga, turubai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
turubayabiyun, turubaibiyun, |
turubayabitan, turubaibitan |
turubayabiran, turubaibiran |
turubayabirantan, turubaibirantan |
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ATT |
turubayabiyuru, turubaibiyuru, |
turubayabitaru, turubaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
turubayumi, turubaimi |
turubatii |
turubarani |
turubarantii |
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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