🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まどぅいん【惑いん】 : maduin | define meaning
maduin
Pronunciation: [maduiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be baffled; to be puzzled; to be bewildered; to be at a loss
- To be misguided; to be led astray
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まどう【惑う】 madou "to be puzzled".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「まどゥゆん」惑（マドフ）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 惑いん |
| Kana | まどぅいん |
| New Okinawa Moji | ま嬨いん |
| Romanization | maduin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [maduiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
maduyun, maduin |
madutan |
maduran |
madurantan |
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ATT |
maduyuru, maduiru |
madutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
madutoon |
madutootan |
maduteewuran |
maduteewurantan |
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ATT |
madutooru |
madutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
madurasun |
madurachan |
madurasan |
madurasantan |
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ATT |
madurasuru |
maduracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
madurariyun, |
maduraritan, |
madurariran, |
madurarirantan, |
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ATT |
madurariyuru, |
maduraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
madurasariyun, |
madurasaritan |
madurasariran |
madurasarirantan |
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ATT |
madurasariyuru, |
madurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
maduteen |
maduteetan |
maduteeneen |
maduteeneentan |
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ATT |
maduteeru |
maduteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
madutoochun |
madutoochan |
maduteeukan |
maduteeukantan |
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ATT |
madutoochuru |
madutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
madur- |
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Dictionary |
maduyun, maduin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
maduyuru, maduiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
maduyu-, madui- |
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Adverbial |
madui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
madura |
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Conjunctive |
maduti |
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Representative |
madutai |
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Imperative |
maduri, |
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Conditional |
maduree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
maduyuru haji, maduiru haji |
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So as to... |
maduyuru gutu, maduiru gutu |
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Before... |
maduyuru mee, maduiru mee |
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While... |
maduyuru qweeda, maduyuru-qweema, maduiru qweeda, maduiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
maduyuru tami ni, maduiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
maduti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
maduti-kwiin |
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Completive |
maduti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
maduti-n |
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After... |
maduti-kara |
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After... |
maduti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
madui-busan |
madui-busantan |
madui-bushikoo neen, madui-bushikoo neeran |
madui-bushikoo neentan, madui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
madui-busaru |
madui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
madui-yassan |
madui-yassantan |
madui-yashikoo neen, madui-yashikoo neeran |
madui-yashikoo neentan, madui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
madui-yassaru |
madui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
madui-gurisan |
madui-gurisantan |
madui-gurikoo neen, madui-gurikoo neeran |
madui-gurikoo neentan, madui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
madui-gurisaru |
madui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
madui-misheen, madu-misheen |
madui-misheentan, madu-misheentan |
madui-misooran, madu-misooran |
madui-misoorantan, madu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
madui-misheeru, madu-misheeru |
madui-misheetaru, madu-misheetaru, madui-misoocharu, madu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
madui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
maduyu-tan, madui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
maduyu-shi, madui-shi |
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Concessive |
maduyu-shiga, madui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
maduyu-kutu, madui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
maduyu-na, madui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
maduyu-ra madui-ra |
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Questions |
maduyu-ga, madui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
maduyabiyun, maduibiyun, |
maduyabitan, maduibitan |
maduyabiran, maduibiran |
maduyabirantan, maduibirantan |
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ATT |
maduyabiyuru, maduibiyuru, |
maduyabitaru, maduibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
maduyumi, maduimi |
madutii |
madurani |
madurantii |
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：まどう【惑う】