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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami, Okinawa)

いぃーん・ゆぃーん・ゐーん : yiin | define meaning

yiin

Pronunciation: [jiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To sit, to be seated, to take a seat

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	いぃーんゆぃーんゐーん
New Okinawa Moji	杖ーん
Romanization	yiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jiːŋ̍]

意味：すわる【座る】

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いぃーん

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2011, November 13). いぃーん・ゆぃーん・ゐーん : yiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/698/yiin/.