🌏 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".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | いみーん |
| Romanization | imiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔimiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
imiyun, imiin |
imitan |
imiran |
imirantan |
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ATT |
imiyuru, imiiru |
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 and Potential |
PRED |
imirariyun, |
imiraritan, |
imirariran, |
imirarirantan, |
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ATT |
imirariyuru, |
imiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
imirasariyun, |
imirasaritan |
imirasariran |
imirasarirantan |
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ATT |
imirasariyuru, |
imirasariraru |
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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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Preparatory |
PRED |
imitoochun |
imitoochan |
imiteeukan |
imiteeukantan |
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ATT |
imitoochuru |
imitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
imir- |
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Dictionary |
imiyun, imiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
imiyuru, imiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
imiyu-, imii- |
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Adverbial |
imii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
imira |
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Conjunctive |
imiti |
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Representative |
imitai |
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Imperative |
imiri, |
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Conditional |
imiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
imiyuru haji, imiiru haji |
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So as to... |
imiyuru gutu, imiiru gutu |
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Before... |
imiyuru mee, imiiru mee |
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While... |
imiyuru qweeda, imiyuru-qweema, imiiru qweeda, imiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
imiyuru tami ni, imiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
imiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
imiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
imiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
imiti-n |
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After... |
imiti-kara |
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After... |
imiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
imii-busan |
imii-busantan |
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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Easy to... |
PRED |
imii-yassan |
imii-yassantan |
imii-yashikoo neen, imii-yashikoo neeran |
imii-yashikoo neentan, imii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
imii-yassaru |
imii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
imii-gurisan |
imii-gurisantan |
imii-gurikoo neen, imii-gurikoo neeran |
imii-gurikoo neentan, imii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
imii-gurisaru |
imii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
imii-misheen, imi-misheen |
imii-misheentan, imi-misheentan |
imii-misooran, imi-misooran |
imii-misoorantan, imi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
imii-misheeru, imi-misheeru |
imii-misheetaru, imi-misheetaru, imii-misoocharu, imi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
imii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
imiyu-tan, imii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
imiyu-shi, imii-shi |
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Concessive |
imiyu-shiga, imii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
imiyu-kutu, imii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
imiyu-na, imii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
imiyu-ra imii-ra |
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Questions |
imiyu-ga, imii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
imiyabiyun, imiibiyun, |
imiyabitan, imiibitan |
imiyabiran, imiibiran |
imiyabirantan, imiibirantan |
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ATT |
imiyabiyuru, imiibiyuru, |
imiyabitaru, imiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
imiyumi, imiimi |
imitii |
imirani |
imirantii |
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：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】