🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いみーん : imiin | define meaning
imiin
Pronunciation: [ʔimiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To urge (someone to do something); to press; to push; to demand
Etymology
Cognate to Okinoerabu and Okinawan (Shuri) いみゆん imiyun; Okinawan (Takazato, Shuri, Yomitan) いみーん imiin; and Yaeyama (Hateruma, Hatoma) and Yonaguni いみるん imirun "to demand". Compare also Tokunoshima いみーり imiiri "demand".
意味：さいそくする【催促する】、せいきゅうする【請求する】、とくそくする【督促する】、ねだる【強請る】
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
imiyun |
imitan |
imiran |
imirantan |
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ATT |
imiyuru |
imitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
imitoon |
imitootan |
imiteewuran |
imiteewurantan |
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ATT |
imitooru |
imitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
imirasun |
imirachan |
imirasan |
imirasantan |
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ATT |
imirasuru |
imiracharu |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
imirariyun |
imiraritan |
imirariran |
imirarirantan |
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ATT |
imirariyuru |
imiraritaru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
imiteen |
imiteetan |
imiteeneen |
imiteeneentan |
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ATT |
imiteeru |
imiteetaru |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
imitoochun |
imitoochan |
imiteeukan |
imiteeukantan |
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ATT |
imitoochuru |
imitoocharu |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
imii-busan |
imii-busatan |
imii-bushikoo neen imii-bushikoo neeran |
imii-bushikoo neentan imii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
imii-busaru |
imii-busataru |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
imira |
– |
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“seems” |
imiyuru-haji
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imiran-haji |
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Imperative-Prohibitive |
imiri |
iminna |
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Conjunctive-Participle |
imiti |
– |