🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
しーぬん : shiinun | define meaning
shiinun
Pronunciation: [ɕiːnuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To dive (into water)
- うみかいしーぬん【海かいしーぬん】
umi kai shiinun
"To dive into the sea"
- うみかいしーぬん【海かいしーぬん】
Etymology
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dive, to, under water. Seénoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | しーぬん |
| Romanization | shiinun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɕiːnuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
shiimun,
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shiidan |
shiiman |
shiimantan |
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ATT |
shiimuru,
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shiidaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
shiidoon |
shiidootan |
shiideewuran |
shiideewurantan |
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ATT |
shiidooru |
shiidootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
shiimasun |
shiimachan |
shiimasan |
shiimasantan |
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ATT |
shiimasuru |
shiimacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
shiimariyun, |
shiimaritan, |
shiimariran, |
shiimarirantan, |
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ATT |
shiimariyuru, |
shiimaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
shiimasariyun, |
shiimasaritan |
shiimasariran |
shiimasarirantan |
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ATT |
shiimasariyuru, |
shiimasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
shiideen |
shiideetan |
shiideeneen |
shiideeneentan |
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ATT |
shiideeru |
shiideetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
shiidoochun |
shiidoochan |
shiideeukan |
shiideeukantan |
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ATT |
shiidoochuru |
shiidoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
shiim- |
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Dictionary |
shiimun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
shiimuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
shiimu-,
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Adverbial |
shiimi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
shiima |
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Conjunctive |
shiidi |
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Representative |
shiidai |
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Imperative |
shiimi, |
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Conditional |
shiimee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
shiimuru haji,
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So as to... |
shiimuru gutu,
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Before... |
shiimuru mee,
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While... |
shiimuru qweeda, shiimuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
shiimuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
shiidi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
shiidi-kwiin |
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Completive |
shiidi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
shiidi-n |
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After... |
shiidi-kara |
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After... |
shiidi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
shiimi-busan |
shiimi-busantan |
shiimi-bushikoo neen, shiimi-bushikoo neeran |
shiimi-bushikoo neentan, shiimi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shiimi-busaru |
shiimi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
shiimi-yassan |
shiimi-yassantan |
shiimi-yashikoo neen, shiimi-yashikoo neeran |
shiimi-yashikoo neentan, shiimi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
shiimi-yassaru |
shiimi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
shiimi-gurisan |
shiimi-gurisantan |
shiimi-gurikoo neen, shiimi-gurikoo neeran |
shiimi-gurikoo neentan, shiimi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
shiimi-gurisaru |
shiimi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
shiimi-misheen |
shiimi-misheentan |
shiimi-misooran |
shiimi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
shiimi-misheeru |
shiimi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
shiimi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
shiimu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
shiimu-shi |
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Concessive |
shiimu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
shiimu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
shiimu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
shiimu-raa |
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Questions |
shiimu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
shiimabiyun, |
shiimabitan |
shiimabiran |
shiimabirantan |
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ATT |
shiimabiyuru, |
shiimabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
shiimumi |
shiidii |
shiimani |
shiimantii |
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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