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もーいん【舞いん】

mooin

Pronunciation: [moːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To dance

Etymology

Cognate to the standard Japanese verbs まう【舞う】 mau "to dance" and まわる【回る・廻る】 mawaru "to turn; to revolve".

Notes

Derived term:

もーやー【舞やー】 mooyaa "dancer".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji舞いん
Kanaもーいん
Romanizationmooin
Pronunciation (IPA)[moːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: mooyun ~ mooin

 

 

mooyun,

mooin

mootan

mooran

moorantan

mooyuru,

mooiru

mootaru

mootoon

mootootan

mooteewuran

mooteewurantan

mootooru

mootootaru

Causative

moorasun

moorachan

moorasan

moorasantan

moorasuru

mooracharu

Passive and Potential

moorariyun,
moorariin

mooraritan,
moorattan

moorariran,
mooraran

moorarirantan,
mooraratan

moorariyuru,
moorariiru

mooraritaru,
moorattaru

Causative-Passive

moorasariyun,
moorasariin

moorasaritan

moorasariran

moorasarirantan

moorasariyuru,
moorasariiru

moorasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

mooteen

mooteetan

mooteeneen

mooteeneentan

mooteeru

mooteetaru

mootoochun

mootoochan

mooteeukan

mooteeukantan

mootoochuru

mootoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

moor-

mooyun,

mooin

mooyuru,

mooiru

mooyu-,

mooi-

mooi

moora

mooti

mootai

moori,
mooree

mooree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

mooyuru haji,

mooiru haji

mooyuru gutu,

mooiru gutu

mooyuru mee,

mooiru mee

mooyuru qweeda, mooyuru-qweema,

mooiru qweeda, mooiru-qweema

mooyuru tami ni,

mooiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

mooti-kwimisooree

mooti-kwiin

mooti-neen

mooti-n

mooti-kara

mooti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

mooi-busan

mooi-busantan

mooi-bushikoo neen,

mooi-bushikoo neeran

mooi-bushikoo neentan,

mooi-bushikoo neerantan

mooi-busaru

mooi-busataru

Easy to...

mooi-yassan

mooi-yassantan

mooi-yashikoo neen,

mooi-yashikoo neeran

mooi-yashikoo neentan,

mooi-yashikoo neerantan

mooi-yassaru

mooi-yassataru

Hard to...

mooi-gurisan

mooi-gurisantan

mooi-gurikoo neen,

mooi-gurikoo neeran

mooi-gurikoo neentan,

mooi-gurikoo neerantan

mooi-gurisaru

mooi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

mooi-misheen,

moo-misheen

mooi-misheentan,

moo-misheentan

mooi-misooran,

moo-misooran

mooi-misoorantan,

moo-misoorantan

mooi-misheeru,

moo-misheeru

mooi-misheetaru,

moo-misheetaru,

mooi-misoocharu,

moo-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

mooi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

mooyu-tan,

mooi-tan

mooyu-shi,

mooi-shi

mooyu-shiga,

mooi-shiga

mooyu-kutu,

mooi-kutu

mooyu-na,

mooi-na

mooyu-ra

mooi-ra

mooyu-ga,

mooi-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

mooyabiyun,
mooyabiin,

mooibiyun,
mooibiin

mooyabitan,

mooibitan

mooyabiran,

mooibiran

mooyabirantan,

mooibirantan

mooyabiyuru,
mooyabiiru,

mooibiyuru,
mooibiiru

mooyabitaru,

mooibitaru

mooyumi,

mooimi

mootii

moorani

moorantii

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. (2023, July 30). もーいん【舞いん】 : mooin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/738/mooin/.