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みんぐぃゆん【濁ぐぃゆん】

mingwiyun · mingwiin

Pronunciation: [miŋ̍ɡʷijuŋ̍~miŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. (Liquid, gas, glass) To be turbid; to be muddy; to be murky; to be cloudy; to be unclear
  2. (Sound) To be unclear; to be inaudible; to not be discernable
  3. (Linguistics) To be voiced; to produce a sound with the vocal cords vibrating

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese にごる【濁る】 nigoru (ibid.).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji濁ぐぃゆん
Kanaみんぐぃゆん
New Okinawa Mojiみん慎ゆん
Romanizationmingwiyun
mingwiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[miŋ̍ɡʷijuŋ̍~miŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: mingwiyun ~ mingwiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

mingwiyun,

mingwiin

mingwitan

mingwiran

mingwirantan

ATT

mingwiyuru,

mingwiiru

mingwitaru

Progressive

PRED

mingwitoon

mingwitootan

mingwiteewuran

mingwiteewurantan

ATT

mingwitooru

mingwitootaru

Causative

PRED

mingwirasun

mingwirachan

mingwirasan

mingwirasantan

ATT

mingwirasuru

mingwiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

mingwirariyun,
mingwirariin

mingwiraritan,
mingwirattan

mingwirariran,
mingwiraran

mingwirarirantan,
mingwiraratan

ATT

mingwirariyuru,
mingwirariiru

mingwiraritaru,
mingwirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

mingwirasariyun,
mingwirasariin

mingwirasaritan

mingwirasariran

mingwirasarirantan

ATT

mingwirasariyuru,
mingwirasariiru

mingwirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

mingwiteen

mingwiteetan

mingwiteeneen

mingwiteeneentan

ATT

mingwiteeru

mingwiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

mingwitoochun

mingwitoochan

mingwiteeukan

mingwiteeukantan

ATT

mingwitoochuru

mingwitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

mingwir-

Dictionary

mingwiyun,

mingwiin

Attributive or Adnominal

mingwiyuru,

mingwiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

mingwiyu-,

mingwii-

Adverbial

mingwii

Volitional-Presumptive

mingwira

Conjunctive

mingwiti

Representative

mingwitai

Imperative

mingwiri,
mingwiree

Conditional

mingwiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

mingwiyuru haji,

mingwiiru haji

So as to...

mingwiyuru gutu,

mingwiiru gutu

Before...

mingwiyuru mee,

mingwiiru mee

While...

mingwiyuru qweeda, mingwiyuru-qweema,

mingwiiru qweeda, mingwiiru-qweema

Purpose

mingwiyuru tami ni,

mingwiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

mingwiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

mingwiti-kwiin

Completive

mingwiti-neen

Concessive conditional

mingwiti-n

After...

mingwiti-kara

After...

mingwiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

mingwii-busan

mingwii-busantan

mingwii-bushikoo neen,

mingwii-bushikoo neeran

mingwii-bushikoo neentan,

mingwii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

mingwii-busaru

mingwii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

mingwii-yassan

mingwii-yassantan

mingwii-yashikoo neen,

mingwii-yashikoo neeran

mingwii-yashikoo neentan,

mingwii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

mingwii-yassaru

mingwii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

mingwii-gurisan

mingwii-gurisantan

mingwii-gurikoo neen,

mingwii-gurikoo neeran

mingwii-gurikoo neentan,

mingwii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

mingwii-gurisaru

mingwii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

mingwii-misheen,

mingwi-misheen

mingwii-misheentan,

mingwi-misheentan

mingwii-misooran,

mingwi-misooran

mingwii-misoorantan,

mingwi-misoorantan

ATT

mingwii-misheeru,

mingwi-misheeru

mingwii-misheetaru,

mingwi-misheetaru,

mingwii-misoocharu,

mingwi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

mingwii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

mingwiyu-tan,

mingwii-tan

Nominalizing

mingwiyu-shi,

mingwii-shi

Concessive

mingwiyu-shiga,

mingwii-shiga

Cause-effect

mingwiyu-kutu,

mingwii-kutu

Prohibitive

mingwiyu-na,

mingwii-na

Provisional conditional

mingwiyu-ra

mingwii-ra

Questions

mingwiyu-ga,

mingwii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

mingwiyabiyun,
mingwiyabiin,

mingwiibiyun,
mingwiibiin

mingwiyabitan,

mingwiibitan

mingwiyabiran,

mingwiibiran

mingwiyabirantan,

mingwiibirantan

ATT

mingwiyabiyuru,
mingwiyabiiru,

mingwiibiyuru,
mingwiibiiru

mingwiyabitaru,

mingwiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

mingwiyumi,

mingwiimi

mingwitii

mingwirani

mingwirantii

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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濁ぐぃゆん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, November 2). みんぐぃゆん【濁ぐぃゆん】 : mingwiyun · mingwiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4655/mingwiyun-mingwiin/.