🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みなりーん【見慣りーん・見馴りーん・見なりーん】 : minariin | define meaning
minariin
Pronunciation: [minaɾiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be familiar with; to become familiar (to the sight of); to get used to (the sight of)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みなれる【見慣れる・見馴れる・見なれる】 minareru "to be familiar with".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「みなりーん」見馴（ミナル）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 見慣りーん 見馴りーん 見なりーん |
| Kana | みなりーん |
| Romanization | minariin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [minaɾiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
minariyun, minariin |
minaritan |
minariran |
minarirantan |
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ATT |
minariyuru, minariiru |
minaritaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
minaritoon |
minaritootan |
minariteewuran |
minariteewurantan |
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ATT |
minaritooru |
minaritootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
minarirasun |
minarirachan |
minarirasan |
minarirasantan |
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ATT |
minarirasuru |
minariracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
minarirariyun, |
minariraritan, |
minarirariran, |
minarirarirantan, |
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ATT |
minarirariyuru, |
minariraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
minarirasariyun, |
minarirasaritan |
minarirasariran |
minarirasarirantan |
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ATT |
minarirasariyuru, |
minarirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
minariteen |
minariteetan |
minariteeneen |
minariteeneentan |
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ATT |
minariteeru |
minariteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
minaritoochun |
minaritoochan |
minariteeukan |
minariteeukantan |
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ATT |
minaritoochuru |
minaritoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
minarir- |
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Dictionary |
minariyun, minariin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
minariyuru, minariiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
minariyu-, minarii- |
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Adverbial |
minarii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
minarira |
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Conjunctive |
minariti |
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Representative |
minaritai |
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Imperative |
minariri, |
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Conditional |
minariree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
minariyuru haji, minariiru haji |
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So as to... |
minariyuru gutu, minariiru gutu |
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Before... |
minariyuru mee, minariiru mee |
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While... |
minariyuru qweeda, minariyuru-qweema, minariiru qweeda, minariiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
minariyuru tami ni, minariiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
minariti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
minariti-kwiin |
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Completive |
minariti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
minariti-n |
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After... |
minariti-kara |
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After... |
minariti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
minarii-busan |
minarii-busantan |
minarii-bushikoo neen, minarii-bushikoo neeran |
minarii-bushikoo neentan, minarii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
minarii-busaru |
minarii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
minarii-yassan |
minarii-yassantan |
minarii-yashikoo neen, minarii-yashikoo neeran |
minarii-yashikoo neentan, minarii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
minarii-yassaru |
minarii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
minarii-gurisan |
minarii-gurisantan |
minarii-gurikoo neen, minarii-gurikoo neeran |
minarii-gurikoo neentan, minarii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
minarii-gurisaru |
minarii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
minarii-misheen, minari-misheen |
minarii-misheentan, minari-misheentan |
minarii-misooran, minari-misooran |
minarii-misoorantan, minari-misoorantan |
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ATT |
minarii-misheeru, minari-misheeru |
minarii-misheetaru, minari-misheetaru, minarii-misoocharu, minari-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
minarii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
minariyu-tan, minarii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
minariyu-shi, minarii-shi |
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Concessive |
minariyu-shiga, minarii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
minariyu-kutu, minarii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
minariyu-na, minarii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
minariyu-ra minarii-ra |
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Questions |
minariyu-ga, minarii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
minariyabiyun, minariibiyun, |
minariyabitan, minariibitan |
minariyabiran, minariibiran |
minariyabirantan, minariibirantan |
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ATT |
minariyabiyuru, minariibiyuru, |
minariyabitaru, minariibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
minariyumi, minariimi |
minaritii |
minarirani |
minarirantii |
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：みなれる【見慣れる・見馴れる・見なれる】