🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みちーん : michiin | define meaning
michiin
Pronunciation: [mit͡ɕiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To fill (a jar)
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 "Full. Meetchíttee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | みちーん |
| Romanization | michiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mit͡ɕiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
michiyun, michiin |
michitan |
michiran |
michirantan |
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ATT |
michiyuru, michiiru |
michitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
michitoon |
michitootan |
michiteewuran |
michiteewurantan |
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ATT |
michitooru |
michitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
michirasun |
michirachan |
michirasan |
michirasantan |
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ATT |
michirasuru |
michiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
michirariyun, |
michiraritan, |
michirariran, |
michirarirantan, |
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ATT |
michirariyuru, |
michiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
michirasariyun, |
michirasaritan |
michirasariran |
michirasarirantan |
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ATT |
michirasariyuru, |
michirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
michiteen |
michiteetan |
michiteeneen |
michiteeneentan |
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ATT |
michiteeru |
michiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
michitoochun |
michitoochan |
michiteeukan |
michiteeukantan |
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ATT |
michitoochuru |
michitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
michir- |
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Dictionary |
michiyun, michiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
michiyuru, michiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
michiyu-, michii- |
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Adverbial |
michii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
michira |
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Conjunctive |
michiti |
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Representative |
michitai |
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Imperative |
michiri, |
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Conditional |
michiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
michiyuru haji, michiiru haji |
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So as to... |
michiyuru gutu, michiiru gutu |
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Before... |
michiyuru mee, michiiru mee |
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While... |
michiyuru qweeda, michiyuru-qweema, michiiru qweeda, michiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
michiyuru tami ni, michiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
michiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
michiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
michiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
michiti-n |
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After... |
michiti-kara |
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After... |
michiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
michii-busan |
michii-busantan |
michii-bushikoo neen, michii-bushikoo neeran |
michii-bushikoo neentan, michii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
michii-busaru |
michii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
michii-yassan |
michii-yassantan |
michii-yashikoo neen, michii-yashikoo neeran |
michii-yashikoo neentan, michii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
michii-yassaru |
michii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
michii-gurisan |
michii-gurisantan |
michii-gurikoo neen, michii-gurikoo neeran |
michii-gurikoo neentan, michii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
michii-gurisaru |
michii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
michii-misheen, michi-misheen |
michii-misheentan, michi-misheentan |
michii-misooran, michi-misooran |
michii-misoorantan, michi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
michii-misheeru, michi-misheeru |
michii-misheetaru, michi-misheetaru, michii-misoocharu, michi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
michii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
michiyu-tan, michii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
michiyu-shi, michii-shi |
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Concessive |
michiyu-shiga, michii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
michiyu-kutu, michii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
michiyu-na, michii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
michiyu-ra michii-ra |
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Questions |
michiyu-ga, michii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
michiyabiyun, michiibiyun, |
michiyabitan, michiibitan |
michiyabiran, michiibiran |
michiyabirantan, michiibirantan |
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ATT |
michiyabiyuru, michiibiyuru, |
michiyabitaru, michiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
michiyumi, michiimi |
michitii |
michirani |
michirantii |
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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