🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あみーん【浴みーん】 : amiin | define meaning
amiin
Pronunciation: [ʔamiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To bathe; to shower; to clean oneself; to wash oneself
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あびる【浴びる】 abiru "to bathe; to bask".
Notes
Variant: あみゆん【浴みゆん】 amiyun.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 浴みーん |
| Kana | あみーん |
| Romanization | amiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔamiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
amiyun, amiin |
amitan |
amiran |
amirantan |
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ATT |
amiyuru, amiiru |
amitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
amitoon |
amitootan |
amiteewuran |
amiteewurantan |
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ATT |
amitooru |
amitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
amirasun |
amirachan |
amirasan |
amirasantan |
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ATT |
amirasuru |
amiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
amirariyun, |
amiraritan, |
amirariran, |
amirarirantan, |
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ATT |
amirariyuru, |
amiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
amirasariyun, |
amirasaritan |
amirasariran |
amirasarirantan |
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ATT |
amirasariyuru, |
amirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
amiteen |
amiteetan |
amiteeneen |
amiteeneentan |
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ATT |
amiteeru |
amiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
amitoochun |
amitoochan |
amiteeukan |
amiteeukantan |
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ATT |
amitoochuru |
amitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
amir- |
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Dictionary |
amiyun, amiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
amiyuru, amiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
amiyu-, amii- |
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Adverbial |
amii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
amira |
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Conjunctive |
amiti |
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Representative |
amitai |
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Imperative |
amiri, |
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Conditional |
amiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
amiyuru haji, amiiru haji |
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So as to... |
amiyuru gutu, amiiru gutu |
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Before... |
amiyuru mee, amiiru mee |
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While... |
amiyuru qweeda, amiyuru-qweema, amiiru qweeda, amiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
amiyuru tami ni, amiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
amiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
amiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
amiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
amiti-n |
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After... |
amiti-kara |
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After... |
amiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
amii-busan |
amii-busantan |
amii-bushikoo neen, amii-bushikoo neeran |
amii-bushikoo neentan, amii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amii-busaru |
amii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
amii-yassan |
amii-yassantan |
amii-yashikoo neen, amii-yashikoo neeran |
amii-yashikoo neentan, amii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amii-yassaru |
amii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
amii-gurisan |
amii-gurisantan |
amii-gurikoo neen, amii-gurikoo neeran |
amii-gurikoo neentan, amii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
amii-gurisaru |
amii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
amii-misheen, ami-misheen |
amii-misheentan, ami-misheentan |
amii-misooran, ami-misooran |
amii-misoorantan, ami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
amii-misheeru, ami-misheeru |
amii-misheetaru, ami-misheetaru, amii-misoocharu, ami-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
amii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
amiyu-tan, amii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
amiyu-shi, amii-shi |
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Concessive |
amiyu-shiga, amii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
amiyu-kutu, amii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
amiyu-na, amii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
amiyu-ra amii-ra |
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Questions |
amiyu-ga, amii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
amiyabiyun, amiibiyun, |
amiyabitan, amiibitan |
amiyabiran, amiibiran |
amiyabirantan, amiibirantan |
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ATT |
amiyabiyuru, amiibiyuru, |
amiyabitaru, amiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
amiyumi, amiimi |
amitii |
amirani |
amirantii |
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：あびる【浴びる】、すいよくする【水浴する】、よくする【浴する】