🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

まんぐぃーん : mangwiin | define meaning

mangwiin

Pronunciation: [maŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To be agitated; to be discomposed; to be flustered; to be upset; to be confused; to not know what to do

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	まんぐぃーん
New Okinawa Moji	まん慎ーん
Romanization	mangwiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[maŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **mangwiyun** ~ **mangwiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	mangwiyun, mangwiin	mangwitan	mangwiran	mangwirantan
	ATT	mangwiyuru, mangwiiru	mangwitaru
Progressive	PRED	mangwitoon	mangwitootan	mangwiteewuran	mangwiteewurantan
	ATT	mangwitooru	mangwitootaru
Causative	PRED	mangwirasun	mangwirachan	mangwirasan	mangwirasantan
	ATT	mangwirasuru	mangwiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	mangwirariyun, mangwirariin	mangwiraritan, mangwirattan	mangwirariran, mangwiraran	mangwirarirantan, mangwiraratan
	ATT	mangwirariyuru, mangwirariiru	mangwiraritaru, mangwirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	mangwirasariyun, mangwirasariin	mangwirasaritan	mangwirasariran	mangwirasarirantan
	ATT	mangwirasariyuru, mangwirasariiru	mangwirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	mangwiteen	mangwiteetan	mangwiteeneen	mangwiteeneentan
	ATT	mangwiteeru	mangwiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	mangwitoochun	mangwitoochan	mangwiteeukan	mangwiteeukantan
	ATT	mangwitoochuru	mangwitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	mangwir-
Dictionary	mangwiyun, mangwiin
Attributive or Adnominal	mangwiyuru, mangwiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	mangwiyu-, mangwii-
Adverbial	mangwii
Volitional-Presumptive	mangwira
Conjunctive	mangwiti
Representative	mangwitai
Imperative	mangwiri, mangwiree
Conditional	mangwiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	mangwiyuru haji, mangwiiru haji
So as to...	mangwiyuru gutu, mangwiiru gutu
Before...	mangwiyuru mee, mangwiiru mee
While...	mangwiyuru qweeda, mangwiyuru-qweema, mangwiiru qweeda, mangwiiru-qweema
Purpose	mangwiyuru tami ni, mangwiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	mangwiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	mangwiti-kwiin
Completive	mangwiti-neen
Concessive conditional	mangwiti-n
After...	mangwiti-kara
After...	mangwiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	mangwii-busan	mangwii-busantan	mangwii-bushikoo neen, mangwii-bushikoo neeran	mangwii-bushikoo neentan, mangwii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	mangwii-busaru	mangwii-busataru	mangwii-bushikoo neen, mangwii-bushikoo neeran	mangwii-bushikoo neentan, mangwii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	mangwii-yassan	mangwii-yassantan	mangwii-yashikoo neen, mangwii-yashikoo neeran	mangwii-yashikoo neentan, mangwii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	mangwii-yassaru	mangwii-yassataru	mangwii-yashikoo neen, mangwii-yashikoo neeran	mangwii-yashikoo neentan, mangwii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	mangwii-gurisan	mangwii-gurisantan	mangwii-gurikoo neen, mangwii-gurikoo neeran	mangwii-gurikoo neentan, mangwii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	mangwii-gurisaru	mangwii-gurisataru	mangwii-gurikoo neen, mangwii-gurikoo neeran	mangwii-gurikoo neentan, mangwii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	mangwii-misheen, mangwi-misheen	mangwii-misheentan, mangwi-misheentan	mangwii-misooran, mangwi-misooran	mangwii-misoorantan, mangwi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	mangwii-misheeru, mangwi-misheeru	mangwii-misheetaru, mangwi-misheetaru, mangwii-misoocharu, mangwi-misoocharu	mangwii-misooran, mangwi-misooran	mangwii-misoorantan, mangwi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	mangwii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	mangwiyu-tan, mangwii-tan
Nominalizing	mangwiyu-shi, mangwii-shi
Concessive	mangwiyu-shiga, mangwii-shiga
Cause-effect	mangwiyu-kutu, mangwii-kutu
Prohibitive	mangwiyu-na, mangwii-na
Provisional conditional	mangwiyu-ra mangwii-ra
Questions	mangwiyu-ga, mangwii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	mangwiyabiyun, mangwiyabiin, mangwiibiyun, mangwiibiin	mangwiyabitan, mangwiibitan	mangwiyabiran, mangwiibiran	mangwiyabirantan, mangwiibirantan
Polite	ATT	mangwiyabiyuru, mangwiyabiiru, mangwiibiyuru, mangwiibiiru	mangwiyabitaru, mangwiibitaru	mangwiyabiran, mangwiibiran	mangwiyabirantan, mangwiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	mangwiyumi, mangwiimi	mangwitii	mangwirani	mangwirantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 13). まんぐぃーん : mangwiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8149/mangwiin/.