🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
たみーん【撓みーん・橈みーん】 : tamiin | define meaning
tamiin
Pronunciation: [tamiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To bend (a branch); to train (a branch)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese たわめる【撓める・橈める】 tawameru "to bend" and its variant ためる【撓める】 tameru "to bend".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bend to, a thing. Támmeeoong"
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 撓みーん 橈みーん |
| Kana | たみーん |
| Romanization | tamiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tamiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
tamiyun, tamiin |
tamitan |
tamiran |
tamirantan |
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ATT |
tamiyuru, tamiiru |
tamitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
tamitoon |
tamitootan |
tamiteewuran |
tamiteewurantan |
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ATT |
tamitooru |
tamitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
tamirasun |
tamirachan |
tamirasan |
tamirasantan |
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ATT |
tamirasuru |
tamiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
tamirariyun, |
tamiraritan, |
tamirariran, |
tamirarirantan, |
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ATT |
tamirariyuru, |
tamiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
tamirasariyun, |
tamirasaritan |
tamirasariran |
tamirasarirantan |
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ATT |
tamirasariyuru, |
tamirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
tamiteen |
tamiteetan |
tamiteeneen |
tamiteeneentan |
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ATT |
tamiteeru |
tamiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
tamitoochun |
tamitoochan |
tamiteeukan |
tamiteeukantan |
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ATT |
tamitoochuru |
tamitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tamir- |
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Dictionary |
tamiyun, tamiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
tamiyuru, tamiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tamiyu-, tamii- |
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Adverbial |
tamii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
tamira |
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Conjunctive |
tamiti |
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Representative |
tamitai |
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Imperative |
tamiri, |
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Conditional |
tamiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
tamiyuru haji, tamiiru haji |
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So as to... |
tamiyuru gutu, tamiiru gutu |
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Before... |
tamiyuru mee, tamiiru mee |
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While... |
tamiyuru qweeda, tamiyuru-qweema, tamiiru qweeda, tamiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
tamiyuru tami ni, tamiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
tamiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
tamiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
tamiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
tamiti-n |
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After... |
tamiti-kara |
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After... |
tamiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
tamii-busan |
tamii-busantan |
tamii-bushikoo neen, tamii-bushikoo neeran |
tamii-bushikoo neentan, tamii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tamii-busaru |
tamii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
tamii-yassan |
tamii-yassantan |
tamii-yashikoo neen, tamii-yashikoo neeran |
tamii-yashikoo neentan, tamii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tamii-yassaru |
tamii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
tamii-gurisan |
tamii-gurisantan |
tamii-gurikoo neen, tamii-gurikoo neeran |
tamii-gurikoo neentan, tamii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tamii-gurisaru |
tamii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
tamii-misheen, tami-misheen |
tamii-misheentan, tami-misheentan |
tamii-misooran, tami-misooran |
tamii-misoorantan, tami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
tamii-misheeru, tami-misheeru |
tamii-misheetaru, tami-misheetaru, tamii-misoocharu, tami-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
tamii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
tamiyu-tan, tamii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
tamiyu-shi, tamii-shi |
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Concessive |
tamiyu-shiga, tamii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
tamiyu-kutu, tamii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
tamiyu-na, tamii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
tamiyu-ra tamii-ra |
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Questions |
tamiyu-ga, tamii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
tamiyabiyun, tamiibiyun, |
tamiyabitan, tamiibitan |
tamiyabiran, tamiibiran |
tamiyabirantan, tamiibirantan |
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ATT |
tamiyabiyuru, tamiibiyuru, |
tamiyabitaru, tamiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
tamiyumi, tamiimi |
tamitii |
tamirani |
tamirantii |
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：たわめる【撓める・橈める】、ためる【撓める】