🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
めーいん【燃いん】 : meein | define meaning
meein
Pronunciation: [meːiŋ̍]
Definition
Intransitive verb
- To burn
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese もえる【燃える】 moeru "to burn".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 燃いん |
| Kana | めーいん |
| Romanization | meein |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [meːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
meeyun, meein |
meetan |
meeran |
meerantan |
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ATT |
meeyuru, meeiru |
meetaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
meetoon |
meetootan |
meeteewuran |
meeteewurantan |
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ATT |
meetooru |
meetootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
meerasun |
meerachan |
meerasan |
meerasantan |
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ATT |
meerasuru |
meeracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
meerariyun, |
meeraritan, |
meerariran, |
meerarirantan, |
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ATT |
meerariyuru, |
meeraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
meerasariyun, |
meerasaritan |
meerasariran |
meerasarirantan |
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ATT |
meerasariyuru, |
meerasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
meeteen |
meeteetan |
meeteeneen |
meeteeneentan |
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ATT |
meeteeru |
meeteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
meetoochun |
meetoochan |
meeteeukan |
meeteeukantan |
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ATT |
meetoochuru |
meetoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
meer- |
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Dictionary |
meeyun, meein |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
meeyuru, meeiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
meeyu-, meei- |
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Adverbial |
meei |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
meera |
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Conjunctive |
meeti |
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Representative |
meetai |
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Imperative |
meeri, |
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Conditional |
meeree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
meeyuru haji, meeiru haji |
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So as to... |
meeyuru gutu, meeiru gutu |
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Before... |
meeyuru mee, meeiru mee |
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While... |
meeyuru qweeda, meeyuru-qweema, meeiru qweeda, meeiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
meeyuru tami ni, meeiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
meeti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
meeti-kwiin |
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Completive |
meeti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
meeti-n |
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After... |
meeti-kara |
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After... |
meeti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
meei-busan |
meei-busantan |
meei-bushikoo neen, meei-bushikoo neeran |
meei-bushikoo neentan, meei-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meei-busaru |
meei-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
meei-yassan |
meei-yassantan |
meei-yashikoo neen, meei-yashikoo neeran |
meei-yashikoo neentan, meei-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meei-yassaru |
meei-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
meei-gurisan |
meei-gurisantan |
meei-gurikoo neen, meei-gurikoo neeran |
meei-gurikoo neentan, meei-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
meei-gurisaru |
meei-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
meei-misheen, mee-misheen |
meei-misheentan, mee-misheentan |
meei-misooran, mee-misooran |
meei-misoorantan, mee-misoorantan |
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ATT |
meei-misheeru, mee-misheeru |
meei-misheetaru, mee-misheetaru, meei-misoocharu, mee-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
meei-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
meeyu-tan, meei-tan |
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Nominalizing |
meeyu-shi, meei-shi |
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Concessive |
meeyu-shiga, meei-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
meeyu-kutu, meei-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
meeyu-na, meei-na |
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Provisional conditional |
meeyu-ra meei-ra |
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Questions |
meeyu-ga, meei-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
meeyabiyun, meeibiyun, |
meeyabitan, meeibitan |
meeyabiran, meeibiran |
meeyabirantan, meeibirantan |
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ATT |
meeyabiyuru, meeibiyuru, |
meeyabitaru, meeibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
meeyumi, meeimi |
meetii |
meerani |
meerantii |
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：もえる【燃える】