なきわめく
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 泣き喚く 泣喚く (dated) 泣きわめく |
Etymology
From 泣き (naki, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 泣く (naku, “to cry”)) + わめく (wameku, “to scream”).
Pronunciation
Verb
なきわめく • (nakiwameku) ←なきわめく (nakiwameku)?godan (stem なきわめき (nakiwameki), past なきわめいた (nakiwameita))
- to wail with tears in one's eyes
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | なきわめか | nakiwameka | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | なきわめき | nakiwameki | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | なきわめく | nakiwameku | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | なきわめく | nakiwameku | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | なきわめけ | nakiwameke | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | なきわめけ | nakiwameke | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | なきわめかれる | nakiwamekareru | |
| Causative | なきわめかせる なきわめかす |
nakiwamekaseru nakiwamekasu | |
| Potential | なきわめける | nakiwamekeru | |
| Volitional | なきわめこう | nakiwamekō | |
| Negative | なきわめかない | nakiwamekanai | |
| Negative continuative | なきわめかず | nakiwamekazu | |
| Formal | なきわめきます | nakiwamekimasu | |
| Perfective | なきわめいた | nakiwameita | |
| Conjunctive | なきわめいて | nakiwameite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | なきわめけば | nakiwamekeba | |
Synonyms
- なきさけぶ (nakisakebu)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “なきわめく”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here