🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みーゆん【見ゆん】 : miiyun | define meaning
miiyun
Pronunciation: [miːjun]
Definition
Intransitive Verb
- To be seen; to be in view; to be visible
- ふしぬゆーみーゆん【星ぬゆー見ゆん】
fushi nu yuu miiyun
"the stars are clearly visible", "(you) can see the stars well"
- ふしぬゆーみーゆん【星ぬゆー見ゆん】
- To appear; to seem; to look (like)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みえる【見える】 mieru "to be seen; to appear".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 見ゆん |
| Kana | みーゆん |
| Romanization | miiyun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [miːjun] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
miiyun, miiin |
miitan |
miiran |
miirantan |
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ATT |
miiyuru, miiiru |
miitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
miitoon |
miitootan |
miiteewuran |
miiteewurantan |
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ATT |
miitooru |
miitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
miirasun |
miirachan |
miirasan |
miirasantan |
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ATT |
miirasuru |
miiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
miirariyun, |
miiraritan, |
miirariran, |
miirarirantan, |
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ATT |
miirariyuru, |
miiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
miirasariyun, |
miirasaritan |
miirasariran |
miirasarirantan |
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ATT |
miirasariyuru, |
miirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
miiteen |
miiteetan |
miiteeneen |
miiteeneentan |
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ATT |
miiteeru |
miiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
miitoochun |
miitoochan |
miiteeukan |
miiteeukantan |
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ATT |
miitoochuru |
miitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
miir- |
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Dictionary |
miiyun, miiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
miiyuru, miiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
miiyu-, miii- |
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Adverbial |
miii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
miira |
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Conjunctive |
miiti |
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Representative |
miitai |
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Imperative |
miiri, |
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Conditional |
miiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
miiyuru haji, miiiru haji |
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So as to... |
miiyuru gutu, miiiru gutu |
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Before... |
miiyuru mee, miiiru mee |
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While... |
miiyuru qweeda, miiyuru-qweema, miiiru qweeda, miiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
miiyuru tami ni, miiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
miiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
miiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
miiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
miiti-n |
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After... |
miiti-kara |
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After... |
miiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
miii-busan |
miii-busantan |
miii-bushikoo neen, miii-bushikoo neeran |
miii-bushikoo neentan, miii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miii-busaru |
miii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
miii-yassan |
miii-yassantan |
miii-yashikoo neen, miii-yashikoo neeran |
miii-yashikoo neentan, miii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miii-yassaru |
miii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
miii-gurisan |
miii-gurisantan |
miii-gurikoo neen, miii-gurikoo neeran |
miii-gurikoo neentan, miii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miii-gurisaru |
miii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
miii-misheen, mii-misheen |
miii-misheentan, mii-misheentan |
miii-misooran, mii-misooran |
miii-misoorantan, mii-misoorantan |
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ATT |
miii-misheeru, mii-misheeru |
miii-misheetaru, mii-misheetaru, miii-misoocharu, mii-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
miii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
miiyu-tan, miii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
miiyu-shi, miii-shi |
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Concessive |
miiyu-shiga, miii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
miiyu-kutu, miii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
miiyu-na, miii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
miiyu-ra miii-ra |
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Questions |
miiyu-ga, miii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
miiyabiyun, miiibiyun, |
miiyabitan, miiibitan |
miiyabiran, miiibiran |
miiyabirantan, miiibirantan |
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ATT |
miiyabiyuru, miiibiyuru, |
miiyabitaru, miiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
miiyumi, miiimi |
miitii |
miirani |
miirantii |
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：みえる【見える】